μαλακός

μαλακός, -ή, -όν

[in LXX: Ord 25,15 (רַךְ) Ord 26,22 (לָהַם)* ;]

soft;

1. prop., to the touch (opposite to σκληρός): of clothing, pl., Matt 11,8, Luk 7,25.

2. Of persons and their mode of living;

(a) mild, gentle;

(b) soft, effeminate: 1 Kor 6,9 (prob. in obscene sense, cf. Deiss., LAE, 150, 4; MM, xvi; Zorell, see word).†