μαλακίαmalakía
softness, i.e. enervation (debility)
Greek (New Testament) · G3119
Meanings
1. properly, softness, effeminacy.
2. In NT, as in LXX, = ἀσθένεια, weakness, sickness: νόσος καὶ μ., Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 10:1.
Synonyms
see ἀσθένεια.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
- Matthew 9:35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
- Matthew 10:1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.