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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 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 why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?” they retorted angrily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:15 - Judah noticed her and thought she was a prostitute, since she had covered her face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21 - So he asked the men who lived there, “Where can I find the shrine prostitute who was sitting beside the road at the entrance to Enaim?”
“We’ve never had a shrine prostitute here,” they replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:22 - So Hirah returned to Judah and told him, “I couldn’t find her anywhere, and the men of the village claim they’ve never had a shrine prostitute there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:7 - “Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorced from her husband, for the priests are set apart as holy to their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:14 - He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:2 - “If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:17 - “No Israelite, whether man or woman, may become a temple prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:18 - When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the LORD your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man[fn] or a woman, for both are detestable to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:1 - Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove.[fn] He instructed them, “Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho.” So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:17 - Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed[fn] as an offering to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:23 - The men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all the other relatives who were with her. They moved her whole family to a safe place near the camp of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:25 - So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:1 - Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:1 - One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:16 - Some time later two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:19 - Give him this message: ‘This is what the LORD says: Wasn’t it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed,[fn] just as the LORD had promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:3 - For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,
and her mouth is smoother than oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:26 - For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,[fn]
but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:3 - The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - See how Jerusalem, once so faithful,
has become a prostitute.
Once the home of justice and righteousness,
she is now filled with murderers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:15 - For seventy years, the length of a king’s life, Tyre will be forgotten. But then the city will come back to life as in the song about the prostitute:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:16 - Take a harp and walk the streets,
you forgotten harlot.
Make sweet melody and sing your songs
so you will be remembered again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:3 - “But you—come here, you witches’ children,
you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:3 - That’s why even the spring rains have failed.
For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 - “How can I pardon you?
For even your children have turned from me.
They have sworn by gods that are not gods at all!
I fed my people until they were full.
But they thanked me by committing adultery
and lining up at the brothels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:30 - “What a sick heart you have, says the Sovereign LORD, to do such things as these, acting like a shameless prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:31 - You build your pagan shrines on every street corner and your altars to idols in every square. In fact, you have been worse than a prostitute, so eager for sin that you have not even demanded payment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:35 - “Therefore, you prostitute, listen to this message from the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:43 - Then I said, ‘If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:44 - And that is what they did. They had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, these shameless prostitutes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - But why should I punish them
for their prostitution and adultery?
For your men are doing the same thing,
sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes.
O foolish people! You refuse to understand,
so you will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:3 - They threw dice[fn] to decide which of my people
would be their slaves.
They traded boys to obtain prostitutes
and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:4 - All this because Nineveh,
the beautiful and faithless city,
mistress of deadly charms,
enticed the nations with her beauty.
She taught them all her magic,
enchanting people everywhere.
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