Arthur81
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Yes, the meaning of words do change over time, and that is why you use the 1828 Webster's English Dictionary which is closer to the language of the KJV. Let's try it out on a couple of verses and see how we come out with it.Thank you for your effort and post.
Word “meanings” change as “societies” change and “accept” what was the meaning to mean the “complete” opposite.
Nearly one hundred years ago EFFEMINATE meant:
EFFEM'INATE, adjective [Latin effoeminatus, from effoeminor, to grow or make womanish, from foemina, a woman. See Woman.]
1. Having the qualities of the female sex; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; tender; womanish; voluptuous.
The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate and less sensible of honor.
2. Womanish; weak; resembling the practice or qualities of the sex; as an effeminatepeace; an effeminate life.
3. Womanlike, tender, in a sense not reproachful.
EFFEM'INATE, verb transitive To make womanish; to unman; to weaken; as to effeminate children.
EFFEM'INATE, verb intransitive To grow womanish or weak; to melt into weakness.
In a slothful peace courage will effeminate
(Source: the renown Noah Webster’s 1828 English Dictionary)
You used the “word GAY” to denote a homosexual.
GAY, adjective
1. Merry; airy; jovial; sportive; frolicksome. It denotes more life and animation than cheerful.
Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay
2. Fine; showy; as a gay dress.
3. Inflamed or merry with liquor; intoxicated; a vulgar use of the word in America.
GAY, noun An ornament. [Not used.]
( Source, Again Webster’s 1828 Dictionary.)
A long time favorite Christmas song….
Deck the Halls, has been sung in American Churches for over 100 years, INCLUDING the portion of the lyrics …. Let us don our GAY apparel. That has no implication or encouragement for men to dress up in Woman’s garments, but rather all donning Festive clothing.
GAY has lost its jubilant, festive meaning to expressly mean involved in homosexual activities, by participation, support thereof or as you did to accept it’s meaning changed by society.
AND BTW, I neither said nor implied Damning one to hell is something I assumed authority to effect.
Gods Word is the TRUTH. Every man has FREEWILL to believe and accept His TRUTH…OR NOT.
Consequences are NOT the SAME for those who FREELY CHOOSE Gods Word and Way and those who FREELY CHOOSE to NOT accept Gods Word and Way.
Christ Jesus IS the Judge.
Judging IS according to the Evidence in Gods books and records.
Glory to God,
Taken
"EFFEM'INATE, a. [L. effoeminatus, from effoeminor, to grow or make womanish, from foemina, a woman. See Woman.]
1. Having the qualities of the female sex; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; tender; womanish; voluptuous.
The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor.
2. Womanish; weak; resembling the practice or qualities of the sex; as an effeminate peace; an effeminate life.
3. Womanlike, tender, in a sense not reproachful.
EFFEM'INATE, v.t. To make womanish; to unman; to weaken; as to effeminate children.
EFFEM'INATE, v.i. To grow womanish or weak; to melt into weakness.
In a slothful peace courage will effeminate."
I do not see a meaning of passive homosexual there or any sexual meaning of any type homo-, bi- or hetero-
Let's see how much "effeminate" has changed since 1828 by looking at today's Merriam-Webster -
"effeminate adjective
1 : having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
2 : marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement
effeminate art
an effeminate civilization
effeminate noun
: an effeminate person"
An effeminate person has not become a passive homosexual, have they? Since we are talking definitions, let's try two more. The word "abuser" is key in the KJV rendering of arsenokoites in 1 Cor.6:9 "defile" is the word in 1 Tim. 1:10 - Let's see how the 1828 Webster's defines those words.
"ABU'SER, n. s as z. One who abuses, in speech or behavior; one that deceives; a ravisher; a sodomite. 1 Cor 6."
"RAV'ISHER, n. 1. One that takes by violence. 2. One that forces a woman to his carnal embrace. 3. One that transports with delight.
"DEFILE, v.t. 5. To corrupt chastity; to debauch; to violate; to tarnish the purity of character by lewdness. Schechem defiled Dinah. Gen 34.
*Schechem raped Dinah
Since the 1828 Webster's gave us synonyms and one it gave is "sodomite", let's look at a respected current thesaurus on "sodomite" -
Roget's International Thesaurus, Eighth Edition, Revised and Updated 2022
"homosexual" is found in 75.14 but "sodomite" is found in section 75.16 and here is the word surrounded by close synonyms -
"pervert, perve, deviant, deviate, sex pervert, sex fiend, sex criminal, sex psychopath, sex addict; sick puppy; sodomist, sodomite, sob, bugger; pederast;"
It is clear "sodomite" and "homosexual" are NOT synonyms! The sodomite today is pretty much the same as in the 1828 Webster's