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4204 – πόρνη (porne)

harlot


Type:
Noun
fem. ♀
Greek: πόρνη (porne)
Pronunciation: por-nay
Gematria: 308(80 + 70 + 100 + 50 + 8)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From G4205
Usage: 12 times in NT

Description

  1. A woman who sells her body for sexual uses.
    1. A prostitute, a harlot, one who yields herself to defilement for the sake of gain.
    2. Any woman indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse, whether for gain or for lust.
  2. Metaphor, an idolatress.
    1. Of "Babylon" i.e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry.


Origin

From G4205:

πόρνοςpornosG4205fornicator

Word root

Word with porne as root:

πορνεύωporneuoG4203commit fornication

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into porne :

זָנָהzanahH2181to fornicate
זָרָהzarahH2219to scatter
מַמְזֵרmamzerH4464bastard
קָדֵשׁqadeshH6945male cult prostitute

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF-2
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF-1
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♀ genitive plural feminine
N-GPF-2
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF-2
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♀ Nominative plural feminine
N-NPF-2
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF-3


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Usage in NT


2
1
2
1
1
5
Total    12

References (12 occurances in 12 verses)




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