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Lexicon :: Strong's G4202 - porneia

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πορνεία
Transliteration
porneia (Key)
Pronunciation
por-ni'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:579,918

Strong’s Definitions

πορνεία porneía, por-ni'-ah; from G4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:—fornication.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's G4202 in the following manner: fornication (26x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's G4202 in the following manner: fornication (26x).

  1. illicit sexual intercourse

    1. adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals etc.

    2. sexual intercourse with close relatives; Lev. 18

    3. sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; Mk. 10:11-12

  2. metaph. the worship of idols

    1. of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πορνεία porneía, por-ni'-ah; from G4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:—fornication.
STRONGS G4202:
πορνεία, πορνείας, ἡ (πορνεύω), the Sept. for תַּזְנוּת, זְנוּת, זְנוּנִים, fornication (Vulg. fornicatio (and (Revelation 19:2) prostitutio)); used
a. properly, of illicit sexual intercourse in general (Demosthenes, 403, 27; 433, 25): Acts 15:20, 29; Acts 21:25 (that this meaning must be adopted in these passages will surprise no one who has learned from 1 Corinthians 6:12ff how leniently converts from among the heathen regarded this vice and how lightly they indulged in it; accordingly, all other interpretations of the term, such as of marriages within the prohibited degrees and the like, are to be rejected); Romans 1:29 Rec.; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 1 Corinthians 6:13, 18; 1 Corinthians 7:2; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Revelation 9:21; it is distinguished from μοιχεία in Matthew 15:19; Mark 7:21; and Galatians 5:19 Rec.; used of adultery ((cf. Hosea 2:2 (4), etc.)), Matthew 5:32; Matthew 19:9.
b. In accordance with a form of speech common in the O. T. and among the Jews which represents the close relationship existing between Jehovah and his people under the figure of a marriage (cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus, i., p. 422{a} following), πορνεία is used metaphorically of the worship of idols: Revelation 14:8; Revelation 17:2, 4; Revelation 18:3; Revelation 19:2; ἡμεῖς ἐκ πορνείας οὐ γεγεννήμεθα (we are not of a people given to idolatry), ἕνα πατέρα ἔχομεν τόν Θεόν, John 8:41 (ἄθεος μέν ὁ ἄγονος, πολύθεος δέ ὁ ἐκ πόρνης, τυφλωττων περί τόν ἀληθῆ πατέρα καί διά τοῦτο πολλούς ἀνθ' ἑνός γονεῖς αἰνιττόμενος, Philo de mig. Abr. § 12; τέκνα πορνείας, of idolaters, Hosea 1:2; (but in John, the passage cited others understand physical descent to be spoken of (cf. Meyer))); of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols, Revelation 2:21.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Hosea
1:2; 2:2
Matthew
5:32; 15:19; 19:9
Mark
7:21
John
8:41
Acts
15:20; 15:29; 21:25
Romans
1:29
1 Corinthians
5:1; 6:12; 6:13; 6:18; 7:2
2 Corinthians
12:21
Galatians
5:19
Ephesians
5:3
Colossians
3:5
1 Thessalonians
4:3
Revelation
2:21; 9:21; 14:8; 17:2; 17:4; 18:3; 19:2; 19:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4202 matches the Greek πορνεία (porneia),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:32 - أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: كُلُّ مَنْ طَلَّقَ زَوْجَتَهُ لِغَيْرِ عِلَّةِ الزِّنَى، فَهُوَ يَجْعَلُهَا تَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى. وَمَنْ تَزَوَّجَ بِمُطَلَّقَةٍ، فَهُوَ يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19 - فَمِنَ الْقَلْبِ تَنْبُعُ الأَفْكَارُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ، الْقَتْلُ، الزِّنَى، الْفِسْقُ، السَّرِقَةُ، شَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ، الازْدِرَاءُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:9 - وَلَكِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ الَّذِي يُطَلِّقُ زَوْجَتَهُ لِغَيْرِ عِلَّةِ الزِّنَى، وَيَتَزَوَّجُ بِغَيْرِهَا، فَإِنَّهُ يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى. وَالَّذِي يَتَزَوَّجُ بِمُطَلَّقَةٍ، يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى».

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:21 - فَإِنَّهُ مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ، مِنْ قُلُوبِ النَّاسِ، تَنْبُعُ الأَفْكَارُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ، الْفِسْقُ، السَّرِقَةُ، الْقَتْلُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:41 - أَنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ أَعْمَالَ أَبِيكُمْ!» فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «نَحْنُ لَمْ نُوْلَدْ مِنْ زِنىً! لَنَا أَبٌ وَاحِدٌ هُوَ اللهُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:20 - بَلْ نَكْتُبُ إِلَيْهِمْ رِسَالَةً نُوصِيهِمْ فِيهَا بِأَنْ يَمْتَنِعُوا عَنِ الأَكْلِ مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ النَّجِسَةِ الْمُقَرَّبَةِ لِلأَصْنَامِ، وَعَنِ ارْتِكَابِ الزِّنَى، وَعَنْ تَنَاوُلِ لُحُومِ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ الْمَخْنُوقَةِ، وَعَنِ الدَّمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:29 - إِنَّمَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَمْتَنِعُوا عَنِ الأَكْلِ مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ الْمُقَرَّبَةِ لِلأَصْنَامِ، وَعَنْ تَنَاوُلِ الدَّمِ وَلُحُومِ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ الْمَخْنُوقَةِ، وَعَنِ ارْتِكَابِ الزِّنَى. وَتُحْسِنُونَ عَمَلاً إِنْ حَفِظْتُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنْ هذِهِ الأُمُورِ. عَافَاكُمُ اللهُ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:25 - أَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ، فَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ رِسَالَةً نُوصِيهِمْ فِيهَا بِأَنْ يَمْتَنِعُوا عَنِ الأَكْلِ مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ الْمُقَرَّبَةِ لِلأَصْنَامِ، وَعَنْ تَنَاوُلِ الدَّمِ، وَعَنِ الأَكْلِ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ الْمَخْنُوقَةِ، وَعَنِ الزِّنَى».

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:29 - إِذْ قَدِ امْتَلأُوا مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ وَشَرٍّ وَجَشَعٍ وَخُبْثٍ، وَشُحِنُوا حَسَداً وَقَتْلاً وَخِصَاماً وَمَكْراً وَسُوءاً. وَهُمْ ثَرْثَارُونَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:1 - قَدْ شَاعَ فِعْلاً أَنَّ بَيْنَكُمْ زِنىً. وَمِثْلُ هَذَا الزِّنَى لَا يُوجَدُ حَتَّى بَيْنَ الْوَثَنِيِّينَ. ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْكُمْ يُعَاشِرُ زَوْجَةَ أَبِيهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:13 - الطَّعَامُ لِلْبَطْنِ، وَالْبَطْنُ لِلطَّعَامِ؛ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ سَيُبِيدُ هَذَا وَذَاكَ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْجَسَدَ لَيْسَ لِلزِّنَى، بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ؛ وَالرَّبُّ لِلْجَسَدِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:18 - اهْرُبُوا مِنَ الزِّنَا! فَكُلُّ خَطِيئَةٍ يَرْتَكِبُهَا الإِنْسَانُ هِيَ خَارِجَةٌ عَنْ جَسَدِهِ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَا، فَهُوَ يُسِيءُ إِلَى جَسَدِهِ الْخَاصِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:2 - وَلكِنْ، تَجَنُّباً لِلزِّنَا، لِيَكُنْ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ زَوْجَتُهُ، وَلِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ زَوْجُهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21 - وَأَخْشَى أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي إِلهِي ذَلِيلاً بَيْنَكُمْ عِنْدَ مَجِيئِي إِلَيْكُمْ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، فَيَكُونُ حُزْنِي شَدِيداً عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَخْطَأُوا قَبْلاً وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَمَّا ارْتَكَبُوهُ مِنْ دَنَسٍ وَزِنىً وَفِسْقٍ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:19 - أَمَّا أَعْمَالُ الْجَسَدِ فَظَاهِرَةٌ، وَهِيَ: الزِّنَى وَالنَّجَاسَةُ وَالدَّعَارَةُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:3 - أَمَّا الزِّنَى، وَكُلُّ نَجَاسَةٍ أَوْ شَهْوَةٍ نَهِمَةٍ، فَلا يُذْكَرْ بَيْنَكُمْ حَتَّى اسْمُهَا، كَمَا يَلِيقُ بِالْقِدِّيسِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 - فَأَمِيتُوا إِذَنْ مُيُولَكُمْ الأَرْضِيَّةَ: الزِّنَى، النَّجَاسَةَ، جُمُوحَ الْعَاطِفَةِ، الشَّهْوَةَ الرَّدِيئَةَ، وَالاشْتِهَاءَ النَّهِمَ الَّذِي هُوَ عِبَادَةُ أَصْنَامٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:3 - فَإِنَّ مَشِيئَةَ اللهِ هِيَ هذِهِ: قَدَاسَتُكُمْ. وَذَلِكَ بِأَنْ تَمْتَنِعُوا عَنِ الزِّنَى،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:21 - وَقَدْ أَمْهَلْتُهَا مُدَّةً لِتَتُوبَ تَارِكَةً زِنَاهَا، وَلَكِنَّهَا لَمْ تَتُبْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:21 - وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَنِ الْقَتْلِ وَالسِّحْرِ وَالزِّنَى وَالسَّرِقَةِ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:8 - وَتَبِعَهُ مَلاكٌ ثَانٍ يَقُولُ: «سَقَطَتْ، سَقَطَتْ بَابِلُ الْعُظْمَى الَّتِي سَقَتْ أُمَمَ الْعَالَمِ مِنْ خَمْرِ زِنَاهَا الْجَالِبَةِ لِلْغَضَبِ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:2 - الَّتِي زَنَى مَعَهَا مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ، وَسَكِرَ أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ مِنْ خَمْرِ زِنَاهَا».

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - وَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تَلْبَسُ مَلابِسَ مِنْ أُرْجُوَانٍ وَقِرْمِزٍ، وَتَتَحَلَّى بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَاللُّؤْلُوءِ، وَقَدْ أَمْسَكَتْ كَأْسَ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءَةً بِزِنَاهَا الْمَكْرُوهِ النَّجِسِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:3 - لأَنَّ جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ شَرِبَتْ مِنْ خَمْرِ زِنَاهَا، وَمُلُوكَ الأَرْضِ زَنَوْا مَعَهَا، وَتُجَّارَ الأَرْضِ اغْتَنَوْا مِنْ كَثْرَةِ تَرَفِهَا!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:2 - فَإِنَّ أَحْكَامَهُ حَقٌّ وَعَدْلٌ، لأَنَّهُ عَاقَبَ الزَّانِيَةَ الْكُبْرَى الَّتِي أَفْسَدَتِ الأَرْضَ، وَانْتَقَمَ لِدَمِ عَبِيدِهِ مِنْهَا».
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