moichalis identifies an adulterous woman or characterizes a generation and those aligned with the world as adulterous.

The attested uses chiefly characterize a generation as adulterous in sayings about seeking a sign and being ashamed of Jesus' words. The term also identifies a woman in relation to another man while her husband lives, appears in the description of eyes full of an adulteress, and addresses those whose friendship with the world is called hostility toward God.

1. Characterizing an adulterous generation · dominant

   In Matthew 12:39 and Matthew 16:4, the nominative singular feminine form characterizes an evil generation that seeks a sign. In Mark 8:38, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the clause about being ashamed in an adulterous and sinful generation.

   Matthew 12:39Matthew 16:4Mark 8:38
2. A woman designated in a marital setting · common

   In Romans 7:3, the nominative and accusative singular feminine forms occur in the explanation that a woman is called an adulteress if she belongs to another man while her husband is alive, but is not so called after his death. In 2 Peter 2:14, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the description of eyes full of an adulteress and unceasing sin.

   Romans 7:32 Peter 2:14
3. Accusatory address tied to worldly friendship · occasional

   In James 4:4, the vocative plural feminine form addresses “Adulteresses” before stating that friendship with the world is hostility toward God and makes a person an enemy of God.

   James 4:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “adulterous” for the generation in Matthew 12:39, Matthew 16:4, and Mark 8:38, and “adulteress” or “Adulteresses” for the woman-related and direct-address contexts. These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than isolating every contribution of the term.