Who were the effeminate (malakos)?

[TonyChanYT]

KJV 1 Corinthians 6:

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate [G3120], nor abusers [G733] of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Strong's Greek: 3120. μαλακός (malakos) — 4 Occurrences

BDAG μαλακός:

② pert. to being passive in a same-sex relationship, effeminate esp. of catamites, of men and boys who are sodomized by other males in such a relationship, opp. ἀρσενοκοίτης

Strong's Greek: 733. ἀρσενοκοίτης (arsenokoites) — 2 Occurrences

BDAG ἀρσενοκοίτης:

a male who engages in sexual activity w. a pers. of his own sex … homosexuals.

G3120 did not mean just any effeminate. The context showed that both the passive partner and the dominant partner of the homosexual practitioners sinned.

ESV:

9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

 

[Bob Estey]

KJV 1 Corinthians 6:


Strong's Greek: 3120. μαλακός (malakos) — 4 Occurrences

BDAG μαλακός:


Strong's Greek: 733. ἀρσενοκοίτης (arsenokoites) — 2 Occurrences

BDAG ἀρσενοκοίτης:


G3120 did not mean just any effeminate. The context showed that both the passive partner and the dominant partner of the homosexual practitioners sinned.

ESV:

An effeminate person is a man who has the mannerisms of a woman.

 

[Lambano]

G3120 did not mean just any effeminate. The context showed that both the passive partner and the dominant partner of the homosexual practitioners sinned.

But lesbians are okay, right?

 

[TonyChanYT]

But lesbians are okay, right?

Romans 1:26-27
For this reason, God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

 

[Lambano]

For this reason, God gave them up to dishonorable passions.

For what reason? Verses 21-25 immediately preceding:

21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

That's right. Our screwed-up sexuality is God's punishment on the human race for our idolatry.

Context, people.