4204. porné

Lexicon

porné: Prostitute, Harlot

Original Word: πόρνη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: porné
Pronunciation: por-nay'
Phonetic Spelling: (por'-nay)
Definition: Prostitute, Harlot
Meaning: a prostitute; met: an idolatrous community.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

prostitute, harlot

Feminine of pornos; a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater -- harlot, whore.

see GREEK pornos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
probably from pernémi (to export for sale)
Definition
a prostitute
NASB Translation
harlot (6), harlots (1), prostitute (2), prostitutes (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4204: πόρνη

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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb πέρνημι (pérnēmi), meaning "to sell."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H2181 זָנָה (zanah): To commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot.
• H6945 קְדֵשָׁה (qedeshah): A female temple prostitute, a sacred prostitute.

These Hebrew terms similarly convey the concept of sexual immorality and are often used in the Old Testament to describe Israel's unfaithfulness to God through idolatry and alliances with pagan nations.

Usage: The term πόρνη is used in the New Testament to refer to women who engage in sexual immorality, often in the context of prostitution. It is used both literally and metaphorically to describe spiritual unfaithfulness.

Context: The Greek term πόρνη appears several times in the New Testament, primarily in contexts that address issues of sexual immorality and spiritual infidelity. In the ancient Greco-Roman world, prostitution was a common practice, and the term πόρνη was used to describe women who engaged in such activities. The New Testament writers often used this term to highlight the moral and spiritual dangers associated with sexual immorality.

In the Gospels, Jesus encounters and interacts with women labeled as πόρναι, demonstrating compassion and offering forgiveness, as seen in His interaction with the woman caught in adultery (John 8:3-11). The term is also used in the parables to illustrate spiritual truths, such as in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, where the elder brother accuses the younger of wasting his inheritance on prostitutes (Luke 15:30).

The Apostle Paul addresses the issue of sexual immorality in his epistles, warning believers against engaging with πόρναι and emphasizing the importance of sexual purity (1 Corinthians 6:15-16). In Revelation, the term is used metaphorically to describe the great city, Babylon, as "the mother of prostitutes" (Revelation 17:5), symbolizing spiritual apostasy and idolatry.

The use of πόρνη in the New Testament serves as a stark reminder of the call to holiness and the dangers of both physical and spiritual unfaithfulness. It underscores the transformative power of grace and redemption available through Christ, who offers forgiveness and restoration to all who repent.

Forms and Transliterations

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

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 21:31 N-NFP
GRK: καὶ αἱ πόρναι προάγουσιν ὑμᾶς
NAS: to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get
KJV: the publicans and the harlots go into
INT: and the prostitutes go before you

Matthew 21:32 N-NFP
GRK: καὶ αἱ πόρναι ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ
NAS: him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe
KJV: and the harlots believed
INT: and the prostitutes believed him

Luke 15:30 N-GFP
GRK: βίον μετὰ πορνῶν ἦλθεν ἔθυσας
NAS: your wealth with prostitutes, you killed
KJV: with harlots, thou hast killed
INT: living with prostitutes came you did kill

1 Corinthians 6:15 N-GFS
GRK: χριστοῦ ποιήσω πόρνης μέλη μὴ
NAS: them members of a prostitute? May it never
KJV: [them] the members of an harlot? God forbid.
INT: Christ shall I make [them] of a prostitute members never

1 Corinthians 6:16 N-DFS
GRK: κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά
NAS: that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one
KJV: he which is joined to an harlot is
INT: is joined to the prostitute one body

Hebrews 11:31 N-NFS
GRK: Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐ συναπώλετο
NAS: Rahab the harlot did not perish along
KJV: By faith the harlot Rahab perished
INT: Rahab the prostitute not did perish with

James 2:25 N-NFS
GRK: Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐκ ἐξ
NAS: was not Rahab the harlot also
KJV: not Rahab the harlot justified by
INT: Rahab the prostitute not by

Revelation 17:1 N-GFS
GRK: κρίμα τῆς πόρνης τῆς μεγάλης
NAS: of the great harlot who sits
KJV: of the great whore that sitteth
INT: punishment of the prostitute great

Revelation 17:5 N-GFP
GRK: ΜΗΤΗΡ ΤΩΝ ΠΟΡΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΩΝ
NAS: THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
KJV: THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND
INT: mother of the prostitutes and of the

Revelation 17:15 N-NFS
GRK: οὗ ἡ πόρνη κάθηται λαοὶ
NAS: where the harlot sits,
KJV: where the whore sitteth,
INT: where the prostitute sits peoples

Revelation 17:16 N-AFS
GRK: μισήσουσιν τὴν πόρνην καὶ ἠρημωμένην
NAS: will hate the harlot and will make
KJV: shall hate the whore, and
INT: will hate the prostitute and desolate

Revelation 19:2 N-AFS
GRK: ἔκρινεν τὴν πόρνην τὴν μεγάλην
NAS: the great harlot who
KJV: the great whore, which
INT: he judged the prostitute great

Strong's Greek 4204
12 Occurrences

πόρναι — 2 Occ.
πόρνῃ — 4 Occ.
πόρνην — 2 Occ.
πόρνης — 2 Occ.
πορνῶν — 2 Occ.