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Lexicon :: Strong's G4204 - pornē

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πόρνη
Transliteration
pornē (Key)
Pronunciation
por'-nay
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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

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).

  1. 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

  2. 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.
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4204 matches the Greek πόρνη (pornē),
which occurs 37 times in 35 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:31 - But they said, “Should he [fn]treat our sister as a harlot?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:15 - When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, for she had covered her face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21 - He asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the temple prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?” But they said, “There has been no temple prostitute here.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:22 - So he returned to Judah, and said, “I did not find her; and furthermore, the men of the place said, ‘There has been no temple prostitute here.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:7 - ‘They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:14 - ‘A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to [fn]marry a virgin of his own people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:2 - “No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:17 - “None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, nor shall any of the sons of Israel be a cult prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:18 - “You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a [fn]dog into the house of the LORD your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:1 - Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and [fn]lodged there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:17 - “The city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot [fn]and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:23 - So the young men who were spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brothers and all she had; they also brought out all her relatives and placed them outside the camp of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:25 - However, Rahab the harlot and her father’s household and all she had, Joshua [fn]spared; and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:1 - Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a [fn]valiant warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. And Gilead [fn]was the father of Jephthah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:1 - Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:16 - Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:19 - “You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Have you murdered and also taken possession?”’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD, “In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots bathed themselves there), according to the word of the LORD which He spoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:3 - For the lips of an [fn]adulteress drip honey
And smoother than oil is her [fn]speech;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:26 - For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And [fn]an adulteress hunts for the precious life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:3 - A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - How the faithful city has become a harlot,
She who was full of justice!
Righteousness once lodged in her,
But now murderers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:15 - Now in that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:16 - Take your harp, walk about the city,
O forgotten harlot;
Pluck the strings skillfully, sing many songs,
That you may be remembered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:3 - “But come here, you sons of a sorceress,
Offspring of an adulterer and [fn]a prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:3 - “Therefore the showers have been withheld,
And there has been no spring rain.
Yet you had a harlot’s forehead;
You refused to be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 - “Why should I pardon you?
Your sons have forsaken Me
And sworn by those who are not gods.
When I had fed them to the full,
They committed adultery
And trooped to the harlot’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:30 - “How languishing is your heart,” declares the Lord GOD, “while you do all these things, the actions of a [fn]bold-faced harlot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:31 - “When you built your shrine at the beginning of every street and made your high place in every square, in disdaining money, you were not like a harlot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:35 - Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:43 - “Then I said concerning her who was worn out by adulteries, ‘[fn]Will they now commit adultery with her when she is thus?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:44 - “[fn]But they went in to her as they would go in to a harlot. Thus they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot
Or your [fn]brides when they commit adultery,
For the men themselves go apart with harlots
And offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are [fn]ruined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:3 - “They have also cast lots for My people,
[fn]Traded a boy for a harlot
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:4 - All because of the many harlotries of the harlot,
The charming one, the mistress of sorceries,
Who sells nations by her harlotries
And families by her sorceries.
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