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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #4204 - πόρνη

Transliteration

pórnē

Phonetics

por'-nay

Origin

from (G4205)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

6:579,918

Definition

Thayer's

a woman who sells her body for sexual uses
1. a prostitute, a harlot, one who yields herself to defilement for the sake of gain
2. any woman indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse, whether for gain or for lust
metaph. an idolatress
1. of "Babylon" i.e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2181 ‑ זָנָה (zaw‑naw'); 2219 ‑ זָרָה (zaw‑raw'); 4464 ‑ מַמְזֵר (mam‑zare'); 6945 ‑ קָדֵשׁ (kaw‑dashe');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (12)

Matthew

Luke

1 Corinthians

Hebrews

James

Revelation

NAS (12)

Matthew

Luke

1 Corinthians

Hebrews

James

Revelation

HCS (12)

Matthew

Luke

1 Corinthians

Hebrews

James

Revelation

BSB (12)

Matthew

Luke

1 Corinthians

Hebrews

James

Revelation

ESV (10)

Luke

1 Corinthians

Hebrews

James

Revelation

WEB (12)

Matthew

Luke

1 Corinthians

Hebrews

James

Revelation

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

πόρν-η, ἡ,

harlot, prostitute, Archil. 142, Ar. Ach. 527, etc. (Prob.from πέρνημι, because Greek prostitutes were commonly bought slaves. )

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πόρνη , -ης , ἡ ,

[in LXX chiefly for H2181;]

a prostitute, harlot: Matthew 21:31-32, Luke 15:30, 1 Corinthians 6:15-16 Hebrews 11:31, James 2:25. Metaph. (v. Swete, Ap., 180 f.), of Babylon (i.e. Rome): Revelation 17:1; Revelation 17:5; Revelation 17:15-16; Revelation 19:2.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

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