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Strong's G4203 · Greek

πορνεύω

porneuo · porn-yoo'-o

from 4204; to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

πορνεύω (G4203)

8 πορνεύω , [in LXX for זנה ;] to prostitute the body for hire. to commit fornication : Mk 10:19 (WH, mg), I Co 6:18 10:8 , Re 2:14 , 20 . Metaph. (as in LXX: I Ch 5:25 , Je 3:6 , Ho 9:1 , al.), of idolatry (but v. Swete, Ap. , 180 f.), Re 17:2 18:3 , 9 (cf. ἐκ-πορνεύω ).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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