Arsenokoites

Paul condemned those described by the Greek word “arsenokoites” in I Timothy 1:10 and I Corinthians 6:9. The word is translated “homosexuals” in both verses by the NASV.John R.W. Stott describes this word in his 1985 book “Homosexual Marriage”- “the Greeks used this expression to describe the one who took the active role” (in homosexual intercourse, ptd).This word (Strong's #733) is defined as:Thayer - one who lies with a male as with a female, a sodomiteArndt and Gingrich - a male homosexual, pederast, sodomiteStrong - a sodomiteWigram-Green - male homosexual, sodomiteIt is translated as:homosexuals - New American Standardsodomites - New King James Versionhomosexuals - Simple Englishhomosexuals - Green's Interlinearsodomites - The New Testament Translated from the Latin Vulgatepartakers in homosexuality - New Berkley Version in Modern Englishthose who participate in homosexuality - The Amplified New Testamenthomosexualist - The New Testament Kliest and Lillymen who practice sodomy - Charles B. WilliamsSo I Tim 1:10 and I Cor 6:9 condemn homosexual relations. As I Cor 6:10 says, they shall not “inherit the kingdom of God.”