GreekG2338Adjective

θῆλυς

thēlus

5Occurrences
G2338Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

female

from the same as G2337 (θηλάζω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
female: as subst., ἡ θ., a female, a woman: τὸ θ. .
LXX: chiefly for נְקֵבָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

θῆλυς appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
2
Galatians
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Galatians 3:28BSB

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 19:4BSB

Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

Mark 10:6BSB

However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

Romans 1:26BSB

For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

Romans 1:27BSB

Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

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