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Strong's #4204 - πόρνη
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- a woman who sells her body for sexual uses
- a prostitute, a harlot, one who yields herself to defilement for the sake of gain
- any woman indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse, whether for gain or for lust
- metaph. an idolatress
- of "Babylon" i.e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry
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πόρν-η, ἡ,
harlot, prostitute, Archil. 142, Ar. Ach. 527, etc. (Prob.from πέρνημι, because Greek prostitutes were commonly bought slaves. )
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.
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πόρνη , -ης , ἡ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H2181;]
a prostitute, harlot: Matthew 21:31-32, Luke 15:30, 1 Corinthians 6:15-16 Hebrews 11:31, James 2:25. Metaph. (v. Swete, Ap., 180 f.), of Babylon (i.e. Rome): Revelation 17:1; Revelation 17:5; Revelation 17:15-16; Revelation 19:2.†
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