HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2183
זְנוּנִים
za.nun — fornication
adultery, fornication, prostitution
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Fornication
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2184
זְנוּת
ze.nut — fornication
fornication, harlotry
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8457
תַּזְנוּת
taz.nut — fornication
fornication, harlotry
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2181
זָנָה
za.nah — to fornicate
1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication 1a2) to commit adultery 1a3) to be a cult prostitute 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to commit adultery 1c2) to force into prostitution 1c3) to commit fornication
63 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4202
πορνεία
porneia — sexual sin
πορνεία, -ας, ἡ (πορνεύω), [in LXX for תַּזְנוּת and cogn. forms ;] fornication: Act.15:20, 29 21:25, 1Co.5:1 6:13 6:18, 2Co.12:21, Gal.5:19, Eph.5:3, Col.3:5, 1Th.4:3 (Lft., Notes, 53), Rev.9:21; pl. (see WM, 220; Bl., § 32, 6), 1Co.7:2; disting. from μοιχεία, Mat.15:19, Mrk.7:21; = μοιχεία (Amos 8:17 Sir.23:23, al.), Mat.5:32 19:9. Metaphorical (of idolatry: Deu.23:2, Hos.1:2): Jhn.8:41 (Westc., in l), and so perh. (Thayer-Grimm, see word; but see Swete, in 11.), Rev.2:21 14:18 17:2, 4 18:3 19:2.† (AS)
24 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4203
πορνεύω
porneuō — to sin sexually
πορνεύω [in LXX for זָנָה ;] 1. to prostitute the body for hire. 2. to commit fornication: Mrk.10:19 (WH, mg), 1Co.6:18 10:8, Rev.2:14, 20. Metaphorical (as in LXX: 1Ch.5:25, Jer.3:6, Hos.9:1, al.), of idolatry (but see Swete, Ap., 180 f.), Rev.17:2 18:3, 9 (cf. ἐκ- πορνεύω).† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1608
ἐκπορνεύω
ekporneuō — to fornicate
ἐκ-πορνεύω [in LXX chiefly for זָנָה, frequently of spiritual unfaithfulness ;] strengthened form of πoρνεύω, implying excessive indulgence; mid, to give oneself up to fornication: Ju 7.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2185
זֹנוֹת
zo.not — prostitute
1) fornications 1a) armour (used in warfare not sanctioned by Jehovah) (fig.)
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In every form of it was sternly condemned by the Mosaic law (Lev. 21:9; 19:29; Deut. 22:20, 21, 23-29; 23:18; Ex. 22:16). (See ADULTERY.) But this word is more frequently used in a symbolical than in its ordinary sense. It frequently means a forsaking of God or a following after idols (Isa. 1:2; Jer. 2:20; Ezek. 16; Hos. 1:2; 2:1-5; Jer. 3:8, 9).
Scripture references
Leviticus 21:9Leviticus 19:29Deuteronomy 22:20Deuteronomy 22:21Deuteronomy 22:23Exodus 22:16Isaiah 1:2Jeremiah 2:20Ezekiel 16Hosea 1:2Hosea 2:1-5Jeremiah 3:8Jeremiah 3:9
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.