μαλακία -ας, ἡ
(μαλακός), [in LXX chiefly for חֳלִי Deu.7:15 28:61, Isa.38:9 53:3, al. ;]
__1. prop., softness, effeminacy (Hdt., Thuc., al).
__2. In NT, as in LXX, = ἀσθένεια, weakness, sickness: νόσος καὶ μ., Mat.4:23 9:35 10:1.†
SYN.: see: ἀσθένεια (AS)