ΜΑΛΑΚΩ, μαλακω
MALAKŌ, malakō
Sounds Like: mah-LAH-koh
Translations: softly, gently, tenderly, weakly, effeminately
From the root: ΜΑΛΑΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb derived from the adjective 'malakos' (soft). It describes an action performed in a soft, gentle, or tender manner. It can also imply weakness, effeminacy, or a lack of firmness in action or character. It modifies verbs or other adverbs, indicating how something is done.
Inflection: Does not inflect (adverbial form of ΜΑΛΑΚΟΣ)
Strong’s number: G3120 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 2:197
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΛΑΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΑΛΑΚΑ — soft, delicate, effeminate, weak, soft things, delicate things
- ΜΑΛΑΚΗ — soft, gentle, effeminate, weak
- ΜΑΛΑΚΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to be soft, to be effeminate, to become weak, to lose courage, to be cowardly
- ΜΑΛΑΚΙΣΘΕΙΣ — having become weak, having become effeminate, having been softened, having become soft
- ΜΑΛΑΚΙΩΝ — of the effeminate, of the soft, of the weak, of the morally weak
- ΜΑΛΑΚΟΙ — soft, effeminate, weak, luxurious, delicate, a soft one, an effeminate one
- ΜΑΛΑΚΟΙΣ — soft, effeminate, delicate, luxurious
- ΜΑΛΑΚΟΝ — soft, a soft thing, gentle, effeminate, weak
- ΜΑΛΑΚΟΣ — soft, effeminate, weak, tender, delicate, a soft person, an effeminate person
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΣ — softly, gently, tenderly, effeminately, weakly
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΤΑΤΗΣ — of the softest, of the most tender, of the most delicate
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΤΕΡΑ — softer, more tender, weaker, more effeminate
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΤΕΡΑΝ — softer, more tender, more gentle, more effeminate
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΤΕΡΑΣ — of softer, of more tender, of more effeminate, of more delicate
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΤΕΡΟΙ — softer, more effeminate, more cowardly, weaker, more delicate
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΤΕΡΟΙΣ — (to) softer, (to) more tender, (to) more effeminate, (to) more delicate
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΤΕΡΟΝ — softer, more delicate, more effeminate, more gentle
- ΜΑΛΑΚΩΤΕΡΟΥΣ — softer, more effeminate, weaker, more tender
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