moe tāhae
1. (verb) to commit adultery.
E ono marama i muri mai ka whakahaua e Īhāia a Rīmene o Ngāti Ruanui kia patua. Nā tērā i moe tāhae a Hāriata, te wahine a Īhāia (TTR 1990:214). / Six months after this Īhaia had Rīmene of Ngāti Ruanui killed for committing adultery with Hāriata, Īhaia's wife.
2. (noun) adultery, fornication, consenting sex involving someone unmarried.
Nā, whakamatea ō koutou wāhi i runga i te whenua; te moe tāhae, te poke, te minamina ki te hē, te hiahia kino, me te apo, he karakia whakapakoko hoki tēnā (PT Korohe 3:5). / Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
