† μοιχαλίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(= Att. μοιχάς, fem. of μοιχός), [in LXX: Pr 18:2224:55 (30:20), Ez 16:3823:45, Ho 3:1, Ma 3:5 (נֹאֶפֶת, מְנָאֶפֶת)*;]
an adulteress: Ro 7:3; meton., for μοιχεία, II Pe 2:14. Metaph., of infidelity to God (cf. Ez 16:15 ff. Ez 23:43 ff., al.), Ja 4:4; as an adj., Mt 12:3916:4, Mk 8:8.†