2001 Translation

MOICHATE, moichate

Sounds Like: moy-KHA-teh

Translations: commits adultery, commits fornication, is an adulterer, is a fornicator

From the root: ΜΟΙΧΑΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'μοιχάω' (moichaō), meaning 'to commit adultery' or 'to commit fornication'. It describes the act of engaging in sexual infidelity, particularly in the context of marriage. It is often used to describe someone who breaks their marriage vows by having sexual relations with someone other than their spouse. In the provided examples, it refers to the act of a person committing adultery by divorcing their spouse and marrying another.

Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Present Tense, Indicative Mood, Active Voice

Strong’s number: G3439 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Matthew — 19:9
• Mark — 10:11

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΟΙΧΑΩ.

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.

• ΕΜΟΙΧΑΤΟ — committed adultery, was committing adultery, had committed adultery
• ΜΟΙΧΑΤΟ — committed adultery, had committed adultery, was committing adultery
• ΜΟΙΧΑΩ — to commit adultery, to be an adulterer, to commit fornication

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