# Response to Anti Gay Marriage via Bible argument?

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**Created:** [April 28, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-anti-gay-marriage-via-bible-argument/656923 "2013-04-28T18:00:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-anti-gay-marriage-via-bible-argument/656923/41 "2013-05-31T09:36:53Z")

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I would have nothing significant to answer. I do believe that the bible condemn homosexuality, so I wouldn’t argue about that (although as noted it’s easy to point at various things condemned/encouraged in the bible that are totally ignored nowadays by believers).

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-anti-gay-marriage-via-bible-argument/656923/42 "2013-05-31T21:25:02Z")

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> [@Mellontikos](#):
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> I take no stance on gay marriage. I could care less.
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> However I will translate the Greek words for you:
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> Arsenokoites is actually two words: Arseno = Male, and Koites = Bed. It’s old Greek slang for “Malebedders”. This is why some translations say “Men who go to bed with other men”
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> Malakoi is even simpler. It means “Soft”. The implication is that men who are homosexual are “soft” (effeminate).
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> I don’t think scholars have a problem with the translation, but they might disagree on what the euphemism are supposed to mean (does manbedder mean “men who bed other men”? or something else? Does calling a man “soft” mean he’s being called gay? or does it mean something else?)

Is there any reference to lesbians?

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