Strong's Lexicon
pornos: Fornicator, sexually immoral person
Original Word:πόρνος
Part of Speech:Noun, Masculine
Transliteration:pornos
Pronunciation:POR-nos
Phonetic Spelling:(por'-nos)
Definition:Fornicator, sexually immoral person
Meaning:a fornicator, man who prostitutes himself.
Word Origin:Derived from the verb πέρνημι (pernēmi), meaning "to sell," indicating a transactional or commercial aspect.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with sexual immorality is זָנָה (zanah), which means to commit fornication or to be a harlot.
Usage:In the New Testament, "pornos" refers to a person who engages in sexual immorality, particularly outside the bounds of marriage. It is often used to describe those who indulge in illicit sexual practices, including fornication, adultery, and other forms of sexual sin. The term underscores a lifestyle or habitual practice rather than a single act.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, sexual immorality was prevalent and often accepted as part of daily life, including temple prostitution and other forms of sexual expression. The early Christian community, however, was called to a higher standard of sexual purity, reflecting the holiness of God. The use of "pornos" in the New Testament serves as a stark contrast to the prevailing cultural norms and calls believers to live counter-culturally in their sexual ethics.
HELPS Word-studies
4205pórnos (frompernaō, "to sell off") – properly, a male prostitute.4205 (pórnos) is "properly, 'a male prostitute' (so Xen., etc.);in the NT,any fornicator" (Abbott-Smith); i.e. anyone engaging in sexual immorality.See 4202 (porneia).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originakin to
pornéDefinitiona fornicator
NASB Translationfornicators (2), immoral (2), immoral men (1), immoral people (2), immoral person (1), immoral persons (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4205: πόρνοςπόρνος,
πορνου,
ὁ (for the etym. see
πόρνη),
a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hire, a male prostitute, ((
Aristophanes),
Xenophon,
Demosthenes,
Aeschines,
Lucian); universally,
a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse, a fornicator (
Vulg.fornicator,
fornicarius (
Revelation 22:15impudicus)):
1 Corinthians 5:9-11;
1 Corinthians 6:9;
Ephesians 5:5;
1 Timothy 1:10;
Hebrews 12:16;
Hebrews 13:4;
Revelation 21:8;
Revelation 22:15. (Sir. 23:16f.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fornicator, whoremonger.From pernemi (to sell; akin to the base ofpiprasko); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine) -- fornicator, whoremonger.
see GREEKpiprasko
Forms and Transliterations
πορνοι πόρνοι πορνοις πόρνοις πορνος πόρνος πορνους πόρνους pornoi pórnoi pornois pórnois pornos pórnos pornous pórnousLinks
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