1) Classical study 2) Gender 
Malakia (μαλακία, `softness`, `weakliness`) is an ancient Greek word that, in relation to men, has sometimes been translated as `effeminacy`. The contrary characteristic in men was karteria (καρτερία, `patient endurance`, `perseverance`). ==Lexicon entries== The standard Greek-English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott gives as ...