G4204 – porne – πόρνη a female prostitute

Strong’s ID:
G4204
Greek Word:
πόρνη
Transliteration:
porne
Pronunciation:
por’-nay
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Etymology:
feminine of G4205
Usage Count:
12
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Find “porne” in the Bible (New Testament)

Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

a female prostitute

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

feminine of G4205; a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater:—harlot, whore.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) a woman who sells her body for sexual uses
1a) a prostitute, a harlot, one who yields herself to defilement for the sake of gain
1b) any woman indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse, whether for gain or for lust
2) metaphorically an idolatress
2a) of “Babylon,” i.e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.