thelus identifies females, whether paired with males in creation language or referenced in human relations.

The term identifies females across male-female pairings in creation language and references to women or to a female in Romans 1.

1. Female designation in paired and relational contexts · dominant

   The neuter singular form occurs in male-female pairings: in Galatians 3:28 the APB renders “male nor female,” and in Mark 10:6 and Matthew 19:4 it renders “male and female” in statements about creation. In Romans 1:26 the feminine plural form appears where the APB renders “their women,” while Romans 1:27 has the feminine singular genitive form in the clause rendered “the natural use of the female.”

   Galatians 3:28Mark 10:6Matthew 19:4Romans 1:26Romans 1:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “female” in the male-female pairings and as “women” or “the female” in Romans 1. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate meanings.