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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.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 - فَأَيُّ الاِثْنَيْنِ عَمِلَ بِإِرَادَةِ الأَبِ؟» فَقَالُوا: «الأَوَّلُ!» فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ جُبَاةَ الضَّرَائِبِ وَالزَّانِيَاتِ سَيَسْبِقُونَكُمْ فِي الدُّخُولِ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:32 - فَقَدْ جَاءَ يُوحَنَّا إِلَيْكُمْ سَالِكاً طَرِيقَ الْحَقِّ، فَلَمْ تُصَدِّقُوهُ. أَمَّا جُبَاةُ الضَّرَائِبِ وَالزَّانِيَاتُ فَصَدَّقُوهُ. وَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ هَذَا، لَمْ تَنْدَمُوا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لِتُصَدِّقُوهُ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:30 - وَلكِنْ لَمَّا عَادَ ابْنُكَ هَذَا الَّذِي أَكَلَ مَالَكَ مَعَ الْفَاجِرَاتِ، ذَبَحْتَ لَهُ الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:15 - أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ أَجْسَادَكُمْ هِيَ أَعْضَاءُ الْمَسِيحِ؟ فَهَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ آخُذَ أَعْضَاءَ الْمَسِيحِ وَأَجْعَلُهَا أَعْضَاءَ زَانِيَةٍ؟ حَاشَا!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:16 - أَوَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ مَنِ اقْتَرَنَ بِزَانِيَةٍ صَارَ مَعَهَا جَسَداً وَاحِداً؟ فَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ الاثْنَيْنِ يَصِيرَانِ جَسَداً وَاحِداً».

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:31 - وَجَزَاءً لِلإِيمَانِ، نَجَتْ رَاحَابُ الزَّانِيَةُ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ الْمُحَتَّمِ مَعَ الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ، بَعْدَمَا اسْتَقْبَلَتِ الْجَاسُوسَيْنِ بِسَلامٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:25 - عَلَى هَذَا الأَسَاسِ أَيْضاً، تَبَرَّرَتْ رَاحَابُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ زَانِيَةً: فَقَدِ اسْتَقْبَلَتِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ أُرْسِلا إِلَيْهَا، وَصَرَفَتْهُمَا فِي طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:1 - وَجَاءَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ السَّبْعَةِ حَامِلِي الْكُؤُوسِ السَّبْعِ وَقَالَ لِي: «تَعَالَ فَأُرِيَكَ عِقَابَ الزَّانِيَةِ الْكُبْرَى الْجَالِسَةِ عَلَى الْمِيَاهِ الْكَثِيرَةِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:5 - وَعَلَى جَبِينِهَا اسْمٌ مَكْتُوبٌ: سِرٌّ: «بَابِلُ الْعُظْمَى، أُمُّ زَانِيَاتِ الأَرْضِ وَأَصْنَامِهَا الْمَكْرُوهَةِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:15 - ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ الْمَلاكُ: «أَمَّا الْمِيَاهُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ حَيْثُ تَجْلِسُ الزَّانِيَةُ، فَتَرْمِزُ إِلَى شُعُوبٍ وَجَمَاهِيرَ وَأُمَمٍ وَلُغَاتٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:16 - وَأَمَّا الْقُرُونُ الْعَشَرَةُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا، وَالْوَحْشُ، فَسَيُبْغِضُونَ الزَّانِيَةَ وَيَجْعَلُونَهَا مَعْزُولَةً وَعَارِيَةً، وَيَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمَهَا وَيُحْرِقُونَهَا بِالنَّارِ،

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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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