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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 - There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:15 - Whenever they went out to fight, the LORD did them harm, just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. They suffered greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:25 - But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and worshiped instead the gods of the native peoples whom God had destroyed before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:27 - Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:39 - They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - When Josiah was king of Judah, the LORD said to me, "Jeremiah, you have no doubt seen what wayward Israel has done. You have seen how she went up to every high hill and under every green tree to give herself like a prostitute to other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:7 - Yet even after she had done all that, I thought that she might come back to me. But she did not. Her sister, unfaithful Judah, saw what she did.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - She also saw that I gave wayward Israel her divorce papers and sent her away because of her adulterous worship of other gods. Even after her unfaithful sister Judah had seen this, she still was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:9 - Then your survivors will remember me among the nations where they are exiled. They will realize how I was crushed by their unfaithful heart which turned from me and by their eyes which lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves because of the evil they have done and because of all their abominable practices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:15 - "'But you trusted in your beauty and capitalized on your fame by becoming a prostitute. You offered your sexual favors to every man who passed by so that your beauty became his.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:34 - You were different from other prostitutes because no one solicited you. When you gave payment and no payment was given to you, you became the opposite!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:19 - Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she engaged in prostitution in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:3 - Then I told her, "You must live with me many days; you must not commit adultery or have sexual intercourse with another man, and I also will wait for you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 - They will eat, but not be satisfied; they will engage in prostitution, but not increase in numbers; because they have abandoned the LORD by pursuing other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - I will not punish your daughters when they commit prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men consort with harlots, they sacrifice with temple prostitutes. It is true: "A people that lacks understanding will come to ruin!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:18 - They consume their alcohol, then engage in cult prostitution; they dearly love their shameful behavior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:1 - O Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly like the nations, for you are unfaithful to your God. You love to receive a prostitute's wages on all the floors where you thresh your grain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:17 - "Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the streets and your sons and daughters will die violently. Your land will be given to others and you will die in a foreign land. Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.'"
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