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met: an idolatrous community.<div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4204: πόρνη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πόρνη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πόρνης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="greek2">περάω</span>, <span class="greek2">πέρνημι</span>, to sell; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 358), properly <span class="accented">a woman who sells her body for sexual uses</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, mem. 1, 6, 13), the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">זונָה</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> properly, <span class="accented">a prostitute, a harlot,</span> one who yields herself to defilement for the sake of gain (<span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, others); in the N. T. universally, <span class="accented">any woman indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse, whether for gain or for lust</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-31.htm">Matthew 21:31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/15-30.htm">Luke 15:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">1 Corinthians 6:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-31.htm">Hebrews 11:31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/2-25.htm">James 2:25</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> Hebraistically (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πορνεία</span></span>, b. and <span class="greek2">πορνεύω</span>, 3), metaphorically, <span class="accented">an idolatress</span>; so of 'Babylon' i. e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1, 5, 15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>prostitute, harlot<p>Feminine of <a href="/greek/4205.htm">pornos</a>; a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater -- harlot, whore. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4205.htm">pornos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πορναι πόρναι πόρναις πόρνας πορνη πόρνη πόρνῃ πορνην πόρνην πορνης πόρνης πορνικόν πορνοκόπος ΠΟΡΝΩΝ πορνών πορνῶν πόρνων pornai pórnai porne pornē pórne pórnē pórnei pórnēi pornen pornēn pórnen pórnēn pornes pornēs pórnes pórnēs PORNoN pornôn PORNŌN pornō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/greek/4204.htm">Strong's Greek 4204</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4204.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pornai_4204.htm">πόρναι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/porne__4204.htm">πόρνῃ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/porne_n_4204.htm">πόρνην — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/porne_s_4204.htm">πόρνης — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/porno_n_4204.htm">πορνῶν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ αἱ <b>πόρναι</b> προάγουσιν ὑμᾶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to you that the tax collectors <span class="itali">and prostitutes</span> will get<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the publicans and <span class="itali">the harlots</span> go into<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">prostitutes</span> go before you<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ αἱ <b>πόρναι</b> ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him; but the tax collectors <span class="itali">and prostitutes</span> did believe<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the harlots</span> believed<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">prostitutes</span> believed him<p><b><a href="/text/luke/15-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 15:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βίον μετὰ <b>πορνῶν</b> ἦλθεν ἔθυσας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> your wealth <span class="itali">with prostitutes,</span> you killed<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">harlots,</span> thou hast killed<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> living with <span class="itali">prostitutes</span> came you did kill<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 6:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χριστοῦ ποιήσω <b>πόρνης</b> μέλη μὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them members <span class="itali">of a prostitute?</span> May it never<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [them] the members <span class="itali">of an harlot?</span> God forbid.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Christ shall I make <span class="itali">[them] of a prostitute</span> members never<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 6:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κολλώμενος τῇ <b>πόρνῃ</b> ἓν σῶμά</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that the one who joins <span class="itali">himself to a prostitute</span> is one<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he which is joined <span class="itali">to an harlot</span> is<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is joined to the <span class="itali">prostitute</span> one body<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ῥαὰβ ἡ <b>πόρνη</b> οὐ συναπώλετο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Rahab <span class="itali">the harlot</span> did not perish along<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> By faith <span class="itali">the harlot</span> Rahab perished<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Rahab the <span class="itali">prostitute</span> not did perish with<p><b><a href="/text/james/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 2:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ῥαὰβ ἡ <b>πόρνη</b> οὐκ ἐξ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was not Rahab <span class="itali">the harlot</span> also<br><a href="/kjvs/james/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not Rahab <span class="itali">the harlot</span> justified by<br><a href="/interlinear/james/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Rahab the <span class="itali">prostitute</span> not by<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κρίμα τῆς <b>πόρνης</b> τῆς μεγάλης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the great <span class="itali">harlot</span> who sits<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the great <span class="itali">whore</span> that sitteth<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> punishment of the <span class="itali">prostitute</span> great<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ΜΗΤΗΡ ΤΩΝ <b>ΠΟΡΝΩΝ</b> ΚΑΙ ΤΩΝ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THE MOTHER <span class="itali">OF HARLOTS</span> AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> THE MOTHER <span class="itali">OF HARLOTS</span> AND<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> mother of the <span class="itali">prostitutes</span> and of the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὗ ἡ <b>πόρνη</b> κάθηται λαοὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> where <span class="itali">the harlot</span> sits,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> where <span class="itali">the whore</span> sitteth,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> where the <span class="itali">prostitute</span> sits peoples<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μισήσουσιν τὴν <b>πόρνην</b> καὶ ἠρημωμένην</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will hate <span class="itali">the harlot</span> and will make<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall hate <span class="itali">the whore,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will hate the <span class="itali">prostitute</span> and desolate<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/19-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 19:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔκρινεν τὴν <b>πόρνην</b> τὴν μεγάλην</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the great <span class="itali">harlot</span> who<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the great <span class="itali">whore,</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he judged the <span class="itali">prostitute</span> great<p><b><a href="/greek/strongs_4204.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/greek/4203.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4203"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4203" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4205.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4205"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4205" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/strongsleft.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/strongsright.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>