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Lexicon :: Strong's G4205 - pornos

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πόρνος
Transliteration
pornos (Key)
Pronunciation
por'-nos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From pernemi (to sell, akin to the base of πιπράσκω (G4097))
mGNT
10x in 4 unique form(s) TR
10x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:579,918

Strong’s Definitions

πόρνος pórnos, por'-nos; from πέρνημι pérnēmi (to sell; akin to the base of G4097); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine):—fornicator, whoremonger.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4205 in the following manner: fornicator (5x), whoremonger (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4205 in the following manner: fornicator (5x), whoremonger (5x).

  1. a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hire

  2. a male prostitute

  3. a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse, a fornicator

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πόρνος pórnos, por'-nos; from πέρνημι pérnēmi (to sell; akin to the base of G4097); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine):—fornicator, whoremonger.
STRONGS G4205:
πόρνος, πορνου, ὁ (for the etym. see πόρνη), a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hire, a male prostitute, ((Aristophanes), Xenophon, Demosthenes, Aeschines, Lucian); universally, a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse, a fornicator (Vulg.fornicator,fornicarius (Revelation 22:15impudicus)): 1 Corinthians 5:9-11; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Ephesians 5:5; 1 Timothy 1:10; Hebrews 12:16; Hebrews 13:4; Revelation 21:8; Revelation 22:15. (Sir. 23:16f.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
5:9; 5:10; 5:11; 6:9
Ephesians
5:5
1 Timothy
1:10
Hebrews
12:16; 13:4
Revelation
21:8; 22:15; 22:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4205 matches the Greek πόρνος (pornos),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:9 - When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10 - But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:11 - I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer[fn] yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:9 - Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:10 - The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders,[fn] liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:16 - Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who traded his birthright as the firstborn son for a single meal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:4 - Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:8 - “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:15 - Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.
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