G4204Noun, feminine12 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 21:31πόρναι
Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- Luke 15:30πορνῶν
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
- 1 Corinthians 6:15πόρνης
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
- Hebrews 11:31πόρνη
By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
- James 2:25πόρνη
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
- Revelation 17:1πόρνης
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
Abbott-Smith
[in LXX chiefly for זָנָה ;]
a prostitute, harlot: Mat.21:31-32, Luk.15:30, 1Co.6:15-16 Heb.11:31, Jas.2:25. Metaphorical (see Swete, Ap., 180 f.), of Babylon (i.e. Rome): Rev.17:1, 5 17:15-16 19:2.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.