The fact that he also uses μαλακοί (“soft ones”) in his vice list suggests some differentiation between two kinds of persons. Consequently, interpreters have argued that he is referring in this particular passage either to pederasts and their boy partners75 or to men who have sexual relationships with male prostitutes and the prostitutes themselves.76 Perhaps the wisest course is to conclude that the precise meaning of the terms is inconclusive, but that from the context it is clear that they are