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
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Matthew 21:31 · πόρναιwhich of the two did the will of the father?’ They say to him, ‘The first.’ Jesus saith to them, ‘Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,Matthew 21:32 · πόρναιfor John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last—to believe him.Luke 15:30 · πορνῶνbut when thy son—this one who did devour thy living with harlots—came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.1 Corinthians 6:15 · πόρνηςHave ye not known that your bodies are members of Christ? having taken, then, the members of the Christ, shall I make them members of an harlot? let it be not!1 Corinthians 6:16 · πόρνῃhave ye not known that he who is joined to the harlot is one body? ‘for they shall be—saith He—the two for one flesh.’Hebrews 11:31 · πόρνηby faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.James 2:25 · πόρνηand in like manner also Rahab the harlot—was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?Revelation 17:1 · πόρνηςAnd there came one of the seven messengers, who were having the seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to me, ‘Come, I will shew to thee the judgment of the great whore, who is sitting upon the many waters,Revelation 17:5 · πορνῶνand upon her forehead was a name written: ‘Secret, Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Whores, and the Abominations of the earth.’Revelation 17:15 · πόρνηAnd he saith to me, ‘The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;’Revelation 17:16 · πόρνηνand the ten horns that thou didst see upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her in fire,Revelation 19:2 · πόρνηνbecause true and righteous are His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;’