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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4204 - πόρνη

Transliteration
pórnē
Phonetics
por'-nay
Origin
from (G4205)
Parts of Speech
Noun Feminine
TDNT
6:579,918
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Definition   
Thayer's
  1. 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
  2. metaph. an idolatress
    1. of "Babylon" i.e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry
Hebrew Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 2181 ‑ זָנָה (zaw‑naw');  2219 ‑ זָרָה (zaw‑raw');  4464 ‑ מַמְזֵר (mam‑zare');  6945 ‑ קָדֵשׁ (kaw‑dashe');  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (12)
Matthew 2
Luke 1
1 Corinthians 2
Hebrews 1
James 1
Revelation 5
NAS (12)
Matthew 2
Luke 1
1 Corinthians 2
Hebrews 1
James 1
Revelation 5
HCS (12)
Matthew 2
Luke 1
1 Corinthians 2
Hebrews 1
James 1
Revelation 5
BSB (12)
Matthew 2
Luke 1
1 Corinthians 2
Hebrews 1
James 1
Revelation 5
ESV (10)
Luke 1
1 Corinthians 2
Hebrews 1
James 1
Revelation 5
WEB (12)
Matthew 2
Luke 1
1 Corinthians 2
Hebrews 1
James 1
Revelation 5
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. )

Thayer's Expanded Definition

πόρνη, πόρνης, (from περάω, πέρνημι, to sell; Curtius, § 358), properly a woman who sells her body for sexual uses (cf. Xenophon, mem. 1, 6, 13), the Sept. for זונָה;

1. properly, a prostitute, a harlot, one who yields herself to defilement for the sake of gain (Aristophanes, Demosthenes, others); in the N. T. universally, any woman indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse, whether for gain or for lust: Matthew 21:31; Luke 15:30; 1 Corinthians 6:15; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25.

2. Hebraistically (see πορνεία, b. and πορνεύω, 3), metaphorically, an idolatress; so of 'Babylon' i. e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry: Revelation 17:1, 5, 15; Revelation 19:2.


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πόρνη , -ης , ,

[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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