Definition
θῆλυς, -εια, -υ
[in LXX chiefly for נְקֵבָה ;]
female: as subst., ἡ θ., a female, a woman: Romans 1:26-27; τὸ θ.., Matthew 19:4, Mark 10:6, Galatians 3:28.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θῆλυς:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Matthew 19:4θῆλυ · femaleJesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
- Mark 10:6θῆλυ · femaleHowever, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
- Romans 1:26θήλειαι · womenFor this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
- Romans 1:27θηλείας · womenLikewise, 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.
- Galatians 3:28θῆλυ · femaleThere is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.