¹ molokoi= (literally) "soft" (see Matthew 11:8 and Luke 7:25 ). Alternative Greek usages of this term in describing people were decadent, debauched, weak, effeminate, or corrupt. In some Greek writings it was used to reference catamites (young boys or young adults kept by pederasts for sexual slavery or prostitution). Latin equivalent of catamites was "cinaedi".

² arsenokoitai = (literally) "male copulators" (see Perseus Project Greek Lookup Tool online). arseno ="males" koitai = Latin "coitus"= intercourse. The word arsenokoitai did not exist in the Greek language or literature. Paul invented it by combining two actual Greek words. He probably was using two words from the Greek Old Testament (Leviticus 18:22 "meta arsenos ou koimithisi koiten gynaikos". The Jews (especially the Pharisees, of which Paul once was) interpreted this as males having intercourse with males (see related writings in the Talmud and the writings of Philo). * Also, See Nestle-Aland translations, the Syriac Peshitta, and "The Source New Testament" by Dr. Ann Nyland. Also, NRSV, and most modern translations.

³ changed back to original words ------ jh