μοιχαλὶς
moichalis
a prolonged form of the feminine of μοιχός; an adulteress (literally or figuratively):--adulteress(-ous, -y).
Matthew 12:39 · Word #9
Lexicon G3428
| Lemma | μοιχαλίς |
| Transliteration | moichalís |
| Strong's | G3428 |
Morphology ADJ.A NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μοιχαλίς |
| Strong's | G3428 |
SIBI-P1 G3428-05
an adulteress
| Root | μοιχαλίς (moichalis) |
| Core Meanings | adulteress, unfaithful wife, covenant-breaker, sexually immoral woman |
| Semantic Range | A woman guilty of marital unfaithfulness; figuratively, one who is spiritually unfaithful or idolatrous; metaphor for covenant infidelity. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, the term often extends beyond literal adultery to describe spiritual unfaithfulness toward God, especially in covenant contexts, portraying idolatry and divided loyalty as marital betrayal. |
| Morphological Notes | Nominative feminine singular; appears both as a substantival adjective (AA) and as a noun (N), functioning as a feminine singular subject or predicate nominative. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term denotes a woman who commits adultery, derived from μοιχός (adulterer). The nominative feminine singular form is reflected by the singular rendering “an adulteress,” preserving both the gender and number indicated in the morphology and allowing it to function as the subject or predicate nominative in context. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root μοιχαλίς (adulteress, unfaithful wife, covenant-breaker, sexually immoral woman)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G3428-01 |
moichalida | an adulteress-woman |
G3428-02 |
moichalides | O adulterous women! |
G3428-03 |
moichalidi | to an adulterous-woman |
Word Usage (7 occurrences of G3428)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 12:39 | μοιχαλὶς | moichalis | |
| Matthew 16:4 | μοιχαλὶς | moichalis | |
| Mark 8:38 | μοιχαλίδι | moichalidi | adulterous |