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G3120 · μαλακός

malakós

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

soft, i.e. fine (clothing); figuratively, a catamite

KJV gloss list in the source

effeminate, soft

Derivation recorded by Strong

of uncertain affinity;

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