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Strong's G3119 μαλακία (malakia)

Malakia means “disease” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3119 — yomam (“daily”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3119
Language Greek
Linked Usages 17
Books 7

Strong's G3119 Quick Answer

Strong's G3119 μαλακία (malakia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. malakia (mal-ak-ee'-ah) n. 1. softness, i.e. enervation (debility) [from G3120] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include disease. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
malakia (mal-ak-ee'-ah) n. 1. softness, i.e. enervation (debility) [from G3120]
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
disease

Meaning and Definition

malakia (mal-ak-ee'-ah) n. 1. softness, i.e. enervation (debility) [from G3120] KJV: disease Root(s): G3120

Original Word
μαλακία
Transliteration
malakia
Derivation
Root: μαλακός R1: 3120
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3119. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

sickness

Usage: μαλακία -ας, ἡ (μαλακός), [in LXX chiefly for חֳלִי Deu.7:15 28:61, Isa.38:9 53:3, al. ;] __1. prop., softness, effeminacy (Hdt., Thuc., al). __2. In NT, as in LXX, = ἀσθένεια, weakness, sickness: νόσος καὶ μ., Mat.4:23 9:35 10:1.† SYN.: see: ἀσθένεια (AS)

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How Strong's G3119 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render malakia, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

disease Matthew 4:23

How Strong's G3119 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3119 (μαλακία) appears 15 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3119 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3119 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 4:23 KJV

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

Matthew 9:35 KJV

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Matthew 10:1 KJV

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Strong's G3119 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 42:4 Septuagint / Brenton

But Jacob sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befall him.

Genesis 44:29 Septuagint / Brenton

If then ye take this one also from my presence, and an affliction happen to him by the way, then shall ye bring down my old age with sorrow to the grave.

Exodus 23:25 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt serve the Lord thy God, and I will bless thy bread and thy wine and thy water, and I will turn away sickness from you.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3119.

Genesis 42:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Jacob sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befall him.
Genesis 44:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If then ye take this one also from my presence, and an affliction happen to him by the way, then shall ye bring down my old age with sorrow to the grave.
Exodus 23:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt serve the Lord thy God, and I will bless thy bread and thy wine and thy water, and I will turn away sickness from you.
Deuteronomy 7:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord thy God shall remove from thee all sickness; and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou hast seen, and all that thou hast known, will he lay upon thee; but he will lay them upon all that hate thee.
Deuteronomy 28:61 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord shall bring upon thee every sickness, and every plague that is not written, and every one that is written in the book of this law, until he shall have destroyed thee.
2 Chronicles 6:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then whatever prayer and whatever supplication shall be made by any man and all thy people Israel, if a man should know his own plague and his own sickness, and should spread forth his hands toward this house;
2 Chronicles 16:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Asa was diseased in his feet in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, until he was very ill: but in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians.
2 Chronicles 21:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt be afflicted with a grievous disease, with a disease of the bowels, until thy bowels shall fall out day by day with the sickness.
2 Chronicles 21:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after all these things the Lord smote him in the bowels with an incurable disease.
2 Chronicles 21:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it continued from day to day: and when the time of the days came to two years, his bowels fell out with the disease, and he died by a grievous distemper: and his people performed no funeral, like the funeral of his fathers.
2 Chronicles 24:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after they had departed from him, when they had left him in sore diseases, then his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulcher of the kings.
Job 33:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And again, he chastens him with sickness on his bed, And the multitude of his bones is benumbed.
Isaiah 38:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The prayer of Hezekiah king of Judea, when he had been sick, and was recovered from his sickness.
Isaiah 53:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But his form was ignoble, and inferior to that of the children of men; he was a man in suffering, and acquainted with the bearing of sickness, for his face is turned from us: he was dishonored, and not esteemed.
Matthew 4:23 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Matthew 9:35 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Matthew 10:1 New Testament, KJV
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3119, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament

Strong's G3119 FAQ

What does malakia (μαλακία) mean?

Malakia (Strong's G3119) is a Greek word most simply glossed "disease". malakia (mal-ak-ee'-ah) n. 1. softness, i.e. enervation (debility) [from G3120]

How many times is malakia (μαλακία) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G3119 across 7 books.

Where can I study malakia (μαλακία) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3119 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate malakia (μαλακία)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as disease. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3119 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G3119, with linked reader references where each row is available.