'arsenokoitai' means 'temple prostitute' ?

DevotiontoBible said:

Btw, there is no "koites" derrivative in the word malakos. It has the meaning for a sissy acting man. It applies to those men who act and dress like women. God told man to be joined to his wife, be fruitful, multiply and subdue the earth. The homosexuals and effeminate men are rebellious to that command. That is why they will end up in hell according to 1 Cor 6:9,10.

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DevotiontoBible said:

So what? it is not only a female prostitute but a male prostitute as well. The LXX confirms this:

De 23:17 There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite [inappropriate contenteuo #4203] of the sons of Israel.

and a prostitutes john:

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication [inappropriate contenteuo #4203] sinneth against his own body.

As you can see there is not a shred of evidence that a male prostitute or a john is anything close to the word "arsenokoites". There is very good evidence that it is a homosexual as ancient and modern bible translators conclude.

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Stinker said:

What Imperial poets? These are pagans?

The implication of this is, is that you have pagans using the Jewish LXX as their language.

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zion34736 said:

Jesus noted during a discussion on marriage and divorce that it is not a command for everyone, because it is not appropriate for some. Some are ot rebellious to the command, they are just incapable of fulfilling it, and do not have to receive it. He did not say that un-married people or those who did not have children, or those who acted less than "macho" (a cultural definition)would be cast out.

Matthew 19:11-12 Jesus replied, "Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."

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zion34736 said:

We must be careful - its been done a few times already saying "The LXX says" and then using the Elizabethan (500 year old) choice of English word for the LXX. What we must clearly state in order to understand is that the LXX was a Greek translation of Hebrew words, then translated from that to English or whatever language. Otherwise we will make the words say whatever we want them to say - eisegesis - not exegesis and those who declare that the Bible is the inerrant word of GOd are just as guilty of manipulating it to their purpose as any others.

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Stinker said:

So then, the implication of your post is that the other 178 words in the New Testament that are not found outside the 1st century church.........are also juxtapositions!

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dcyates said:

I think you're by and large quite correct here, Stinker. Indeed, whereas it is possible that the term arsenokoites is to be applied to the active male partner in homosexual intercourse, the term that precedes it in the context of 1 Cor 6.9, malakos, likely refers to the passive male partner.

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