I agree with you in that the Literal translations may not be the accurate translation. (E.g. the phrase "to sleep with someone" taken literally means something

I agree with you in that the Literal translations may not be the accurate translation. (E.g. the phrase "to sleep with someone" taken literally means something different in regular use). But there does appear to be extants after AD 57 as noted in the following link, though they offer little to help in the translation. http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/1-corinthians-1-timothy-say-sex-behavior/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/1-corinthians-1-timothy-s... "The closest meaning of arsenokoitai over five hundred years of translation was men who took the active role non­procreative sex. Arsenokoitai did not define what we would call the sexual orientation of a person; it indicated the role played in the sexual act." He goes on to argue that "homosexual" first appeared in the bible in the RSV version in 1946. This, he argues, changed the intrinsic meaning of arsenokoitai from the act of sleeping with men to a label describing men who sleep with men. In his view, it was the act, not the person, that God was condemning, and this appeared to be subtly changed in the 1946 RSV version. Further correspondence was found with the publishers of RSV where one of the authors admitted it as an error: http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/forging-a-sacred-weapon-how-the-bible-became-anti-gay http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/forging-a-sacred-weapon-h... "The exchange between the young seminarian and Dr. Weigle indeed proves the decision to use the word “homosexuals” was an error. Dr. Weigle even admitted so in one of his letters. He responded that he understood David’s insights and concerns and that there was likely a better word or expression choice than “homosexuals.” " It's an interesting story, if factual.