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Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πόρνη

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	πόρνη
Citation form	πόρνη, ης, ἡ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	a prostitute
Strong’s	G4204
Transliteration	pórnē
Definition	a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
KJV glosses	:--harlot, whore.
Derivation	feminine of
SBLGNT occurrences	12

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 form	Grammar 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

noun; MorphGNT ----ASF-
noun; MorphGNT ----DSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----GPF-
noun; MorphGNT ----GSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----NPF-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSF-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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