Greek · Strong's G2338
θῆλυς
thelysthay'-loos
female
1890 spelling: thēlys
- θ9
- η8
- λ30
- υ400
- ς200
Isopsephy 647
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
female
Rendered in the KJV as
female, woman.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- θῆλυ2
- θήλειαι1
- θηλείας1
- θῆλυ·1
How it is rendered · 3
- female3
- female;1
- females1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular2
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-ASN · 2
- A-GSF · 1
- A-NPF · 1
- A-NSN · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Romans carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 1:26θήλειαιthēleiaiadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralFor this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.here: females
- Romans 1:27θηλείαςthēleiasadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularLikewise, 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.here: female
