πορνεία porneia · G4202
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πορν-εία, ; Ionic dialect πορν-είη, ἡ, prostitution, []; of a man, []; fornication, unchastity, []; II metaphorically, idolatry, []
Where it's used 26 times
Matthew 5:32 · Matthew 15:19 · Matthew 19:9 · Mark 7:21 · John 8:41 · Acts 15:20 · Acts 15:29 · Acts 21:25 · Romans 1:29 · 1 Corinthians 5:1 · 1 Corinthians 6:13 · 1 Corinthians 6:18 · 1 Corinthians 7:2 · 2 Corinthians 12:21 · Galatians 5:19 · Ephesians 5:3 · Colossians 3:5 · 1 Thessalonians 4:3 · Revelation 2:21 · Revelation 9:21 · Revelation 14:8 · Revelation 17:2 · Revelation 17:4 · Revelation 18:3 · Revelation 19:2 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G4202; TFLSJ G4202
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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