ΑΡΣΕΝΟΚΟΙΤΑΙ, αρσενοκοιται
ARSENOKOITAI, arsenokoitai
Sounds Like: ar-se-no-KOI-tai
Translations: homosexuals, sodomites, men who lie with men
From the root: ΑΡΣΕΝΟΚΟΙΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun formed from 'ΑΡΣΗΝ' (arsen), meaning 'male' or 'man', and 'ΚΟΙΤΗ' (koite), meaning 'bed' or 'lying', or 'ΚΟΙΤΑΩ' (koitao), meaning 'to lie down'. It refers to men who engage in sexual acts with other men. In ancient Greek contexts, it often carried a strong negative connotation, particularly in moral and religious discussions.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0733 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Corinthians — 6:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΣΕΝΟΚΟΙΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΡΣΕΝΟΚΟΙΤΑΙΣ — sodomites, homosexuals, male prostitutes, abusers of themselves with mankind
- ΑΡΣΕΝΑΕΙΝ — unknown
- ΑΡΣΕΝΟΚΟΙΤΑΙΣ — (to) male prostitutes, (to) sodomites, (to) homosexuals
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