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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πόρνη

Lemmaπόρνη
Citation formπόρνη, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa prostitute
Strong’sG4204
Transliterationpórnē
Definitiona strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
KJV glosses:--harlot, whore.
Derivationfeminine of
SBLGNT occurrences12

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πόρναι
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Matthew 21:31
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Matthew 21:32
πόρνη
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 11:31
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — James 2:25
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 17:15
πόρνῃ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 6:16
πόρνην
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 17:16
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 19:2
πόρνης
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Corinthians 6:15
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 17:1
πορνῶν
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Luke 15:30
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Revelation 17:5

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πορνη.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for πόρνη with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.