The meaning of “θῆλυς”
Understanding thēlys reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
female, woman.
θῆλυς
female, woman.
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 19:4 | “And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,” Word: θῆλυς (thēlys) | |
| Mark 10:6 | “But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.” Word: θῆλυς (thēlys) | |
| Romans 1:26 | “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:” Word: θῆλυς (thēlys) | |
| Romans 1:27 | “And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.” Word: θῆλυς (thēlys) | |
| Galatians 3:28 | “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” Word: θῆλυς (thēlys) |