Dictionary entry

μαλακία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μαλακία-ας, ἡ

(< μαλακός), [in LXX chiefly for חֳלִי, De 7:15 28:61, Is 38:9 53:3, al.;]

1. prop., softness, effeminacy (Hdt., Thuc., al.).

2. In NT, as in LXX, = ἀσθένεια, weakness, sickness: νόσος καὶ μ., Mt 4:23 9:35 10:1.†

SYN.: v.s. ἀσθένεια.