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Lexicon :: Strong's G4204 - pornē

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Red Letter

πόρνη

Transliteration

pornē (Key)

Pronunciation

por'-nay

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Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From πόρνος (G4205)

Greek Inflections of πόρνη [?]

mGNT
12x in 6 unique form(s) TR
12x in 6 unique form(s) LXX
37x in 8 unique form(s)

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TDNT Reference: 6:579,918

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

πόρνη pórnē, por'-nay; feminine of G4205; a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater:—harlot, whore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G4204 in the following manner: harlot (8x), whore (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G4204 in the following manner: harlot (8x), whore (4x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

πόρνη pórnē, por'-nay; feminine of G4205; a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater:—harlot, whore.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G4204:

πόρνη, πόρνης, ἡ (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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 21:31
Luke: 15:30
1 Corinthians: 6:15
Hebrews: 11:31
James: 2:25
Revelation: 17:1; 17:5; 17:15; 19:2

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Strong's Number G4204 matches the Greek πόρνη (pornē),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 21:31 - τίς ἐκ τῶν δύο ἐποίησεν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Ὁ πρῶτος. λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οἱ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι^G4204 προάγουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ

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Mat 21:32 - ἦλθεν γὰρ πρὸς ὑμᾶς Ἰωάννης ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης καὶ οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ οἱ δὲ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι^G4204 ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ· ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰδόντες οὐ μετεμελήθητε ὕστερον τοῦ πιστεῦσαι αὐτῷ

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Luk 15:30 - ὅτε δὲ ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος ὁ καταφαγών σου τὸν βίον μετὰ πορνῶν^G4204 ἦλθεν ἔθυσας αὐτῷ τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν

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1Co 6:15 - οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν μέλη Χριστοῦ ἐστιν ἄρας οὖν τὰ μέλη τοῦ Χριστοῦ ποιήσω πόρνης^G4204 μέλη; μὴ γένοιτο

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1Co 6:16 - ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ^G4204 ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν; Ἔσονται γάρ φησίν οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν

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Heb 11:31 - Πίστει Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη^G4204 οὐ συναπώλετο τοῖς ἀπειθήσασιν δεξαμένη τοὺς κατασκόπους μετ᾽ εἰρήνης

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Jas 2:25 - ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη^G4204 οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη ὑποδεξαμένη τοὺς ἀγγέλους καὶ ἑτέρᾳ ὁδῷ ἐκβαλοῦσα

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Rev 17:1 - Καὶ ἦλθεν εἷς ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων τῶν ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας καὶ ἐλάλησεν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ λέγων μοι, Δεῦρο δείξω σοι τὸ κρίμα τῆς πόρνης^G4204 τῆς μεγάλης τῆς καθημένης ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων τῶν πολλῶν

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Rev 17:5 - καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῆς ὄνομα γεγραμμένον μυστήριον Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν^G4204 καὶ τῶν βδελυγμάτων τῆς γῆς

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Rev 17:15 - Καὶ λέγει μοι Τὰ ὕδατα ἃ εἶδες οὗ ἡ πόρνη^G4204 κάθηται λαοὶ καὶ ὄχλοι εἰσὶν καὶ ἔθνη καὶ γλῶσσαι

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Rev 17:16 - καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα ἃ εἶδες ἐπὶ τὸ θηρίον οὗτοι μισήσουσιν τὴν πόρνην^G4204 καὶ ἠρημωμένην ποιήσουσιν αὐτὴν καὶ γυμνήν καὶ τὰς σάρκας αὐτῆς φάγονται καὶ αὐτὴν κατακαύσουσιν ἐν πυρί

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Rev 19:2 - ὅτι ἀληθιναὶ καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις αὐτοῦ· ὅτι ἔκρινεν τὴν πόρνην^G4204 τὴν μεγάλην ἥτις ἔφθειρεν τὴν γῆν ἐν τῇ πορνείᾳ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐξεδίκησεν τὸ αἷμα τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς

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