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Lexicon :: Strong's G4205 - pornos

Aa
πόρνος
Transliteration
pornos (Key)
Pronunciation
por'-nos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From pernemi (to sell, akin to the base of πιπράσκω (G4097))
mGNT
10x in 4 unique form(s) TR
10x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:579,918

Strong’s Definitions

πόρνος pórnos, por'-nos; from πέρνημι pérnēmi (to sell; akin to the base of G4097); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine):—fornicator, whoremonger.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4205 in the following manner: fornicator (5x), whoremonger (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4205 in the following manner: fornicator (5x), whoremonger (5x).

  1. a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hire

  2. a male prostitute

  3. a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse, a fornicator

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πόρνος pórnos, por'-nos; from πέρνημι pérnēmi (to sell; akin to the base of G4097); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine):—fornicator, whoremonger.
STRONGS G4205:
πόρνος, πορνου, ὁ (for the etym. see πόρνη), a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hire, a male prostitute, ((Aristophanes), Xenophon, Demosthenes, Aeschines, Lucian); universally, a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse, a fornicator (Vulg.fornicator,fornicarius (Revelation 22:15impudicus)): 1 Corinthians 5:9-11; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Ephesians 5:5; 1 Timothy 1:10; Hebrews 12:16; Hebrews 13:4; Revelation 21:8; Revelation 22:15. (Sir. 23:16f.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
5:9; 5:10; 5:11; 6:9
Ephesians
5:5
1 Timothy
1:10
Hebrews
12:16; 13:4
Revelation
21:8; 22:15; 22:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4205 matches the Greek πόρνος (pornos),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:9 - In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10 - But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:11 - But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:9 - Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:10 - For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:16 - And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:4 - Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:8 - But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:15 - Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false.
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