GreekG4205Noun (Masculine)

πόρνος

pornos

10Occurrences
G4205Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

akin to the base of G4097 (πιπράσκω)); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine)

from (to sell;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a male prostitute (Xen.).
2.a fornicator
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

πόρνος appears 10 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
4
Hebrews
2
Revelation
2
1 Timothy
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 5:9BSB

I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

1 Corinthians 5:11BSB

But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

1 Timothy 1:10BSB

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching

Hebrews 12:16BSB

See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.

Revelation 21:8BSB

But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

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