μαλακός

μαλακός, -ή, -όν

[in LXX: Pro.25:15 (רַךְ) Pro.26:22 (לָהַם)* ;]

soft;

1. prop., to the touch (opposite to σκληρός): of clothing, pl., Mat.11:8, Luk.7:25.

2. Of persons and their mode of living;

(a) mild, gentle;

(b) soft, effeminate: 1Co.6:9 (prob. in obscene sense, cf. Deiss., LAE, 150, 4; MM, xvi; Zorell, see word).†

(AS)