[B-Greek] ARSENOKOITHS used of women

Eric Weiss papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 16 13:51:43 EST 2005


I remember (and still have somewhere) an article from NOVUM TESTAMENTUM or some such 
journal in which the author argues that Romans 1:26-27 is a condemnation of anal or oral 
intercourse (whether male with male or male with female), rather than of same-sex intercourse, 
I think because it says that the males "likewise" (hOMOIWS) did that which was "against 
nature". He cited from relevant contemporary Greek literature. He also concluded that this 
passage consequently did not condemn female-female sex (i.e., lesbianism), pointing out that 
the OT doesn't condemn female-female sex, either. This may or may not have a bearing on our 
understanding of ARSENOKOITHS.

Jonathan Robie <jwrobie at mindspring.com> wrote:
Eric Weiss wrote:

>>It occurs with women as the receptors in Migne Patrologia Graeca 82. The 6th 
>>c. astrologer Rhetorius Aegyptius also used the term as women with the 
>>receptors.
>>
>>Ann Nyland
>> 
>>
> 
>I assume you mean ARSENOKOITHS, rather than MALAKOS ... correct? Is the form feminine, 
>or the same as the masculine form? If ARSENOKOITHS is used for the receptor, that 
>somewhat argues against it being a term for the dominant male in a ARSEN. - MALAK. 
>configuration, I would think.
> 
>
This is very interesting - does anyone have access to these texts, or to 
a decent writeup?

Jonathan


Eric S. Weiss


		
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