πόρνη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for זָנָה ;] a prostitute, harlot: Mat.21:31-32, Luk.15:30, 1Co.6:15-16 Heb.11:31, Jas.2:25. Metaphorical (see Swete, Ap., 180 f.), of Babylon (i.e. Rome): Rev.17:1, 5 17:15-16 19:2.† (AS)
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G4204 — πόρνη
pornē · prostitute · Greek
12 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 21:31 · πόρναιWhich of the two did the will of his father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.Matthew 21:32 · πόρναιFor John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.Luke 15:30 · πορνῶνBut when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’1 Corinthians 6:15 · πόρνηςDon’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!1 Corinthians 6:16 · πόρνῃOr don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two,” says he, “will become one flesh.”Hebrews 11:31 · πόρνηBy faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.James 2:25 · πόρνηIn the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?Revelation 17:1 · πόρνηςOne of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,Revelation 17:5 · πορνῶνAnd on her forehead a name was written, “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”Revelation 17:15 · πόρνηHe said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.Revelation 17:16 · πόρνηνThe ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and will make her desolate, and will make her naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.Revelation 19:2 · πόρνηνfor true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”