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Lexicon :: Strong's G4203 - porneuō

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πορνεύω
Transliteration
porneuō (Key)
Pronunciation
porn-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:579,918

Strong’s Definitions

πορνεύω porneúō, porn-yoo'-o; from G4204; to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry:—commit (fornication).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4203 in the following manner: commit fornication (7x), commit (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4203 in the following manner: commit fornication (7x), commit (1x).

  1. to prostitute one's body to the lust of another

  2. to give one's self to unlawful sexual intercourse

    1. to commit fornication

  3. metaph. to be given to idolatry, to worship idols

    1. to permit one's self to be drawn away by another into idolatry

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πορνεύω porneúō, porn-yoo'-o; from G4204; to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry:—commit (fornication).
STRONGS G4203:
πορνεύω; 1 aorist ἐπόρνευσα; (πόρνος, πόρνη which see); the Sept. for זָנָה; in Greek writings ((Herodotus), Demosthenes, Aeschines, Dio Cassius, Lucian, others)
1. to prostitute one's body to the lust of another. In the Scriptures
2. to give oneself to unlawful sexual intercourse; to commit fornication (Vulg.fornicor): 1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Corinthians 10:8; Revelation 2:14, 20; (Mark 10:19 WH (rejected) marginal reading).
3. by a Hebraism (see πορνεία, b.) metaphorically, to be given to idolatry, to worship idols: 1 Chronicles 5:25; Psalm 72:27 (Ps. 73:27); Jeremiah 3:6; Ezekiel 23:19; Hosea 9:1, etc.; μετά τίνος, to permit oneself to be drawn away by another into idolatry, Revelation 17:2; Revelation 18.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
5:25
Psalms
73:27
Jeremiah
3:6
Ezekiel
23:19
Hosea
9:1
Mark
10:19
1 Corinthians
6:18; 10:8
Revelation
2:14; 2:20; 17:2; 18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4203 matches the Greek πορνεύω (porneuō),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:17 - “No Israelite, whether man or woman, may become a temple prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:15 - Every time Israel went out to battle, the LORD fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:25 - But these tribes were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They worshiped the gods of the nations that God had destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:27 - Those who desert him will perish,
for you destroy those who abandon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:39 - They defiled themselves by their evil deeds,
and their love of idols was adultery in the LORD’s sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:7 - I thought, ‘After she has done all this, she will return to me.’ But she did not return, and her faithless sister Judah saw this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:9 - Then when they are exiled among the nations, they will remember me. They will recognize how hurt I am by their unfaithful hearts and lustful eyes that long for their idols. Then at last they will hate themselves for all their detestable sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:15 - “But you thought your fame and beauty were your own. So you gave yourself as a prostitute to every man who came along. Your beauty was theirs for the asking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:34 - So you are the opposite of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers instead of their paying you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:19 - Yet she turned to even greater prostitution, remembering her youth when she was a prostitute in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:3 - Then I said to her, “You must live in my house for many days and stop your prostitution. During this time, you will not have sexual relations with anyone, not even with me.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 - They will eat and still be hungry.
They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it,
for they have deserted the LORD

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - But why should I punish them
for their prostitution and adultery?
For your men are doing the same thing,
sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes.
O foolish people! You refuse to understand,
so you will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:18 - When the rulers of Israel finish their drinking,
off they go to find some prostitutes.
They love shame more than honor.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:1 - O people of Israel,
do not rejoice as other nations do.
For you have been unfaithful to your God,
hiring yourselves out like prostitutes,
worshiping other gods on every threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:17 - But this is what the LORD says:
‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city,
and your sons and daughters will be killed.
Your land will be divided up,
and you yourself will die in a foreign land.
And the people of Israel will certainly become captives in exile,
far from their homeland.’”
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