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Porneia

por-ni'-ah

Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Porneia Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 25

illicit sexual intercourse
1. adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals etc.
2. sexual intercourse with close relatives; Lev. 18
3. sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; Mk. 10:11,
metaph. the worship of idols
1. of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols

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Original Language

porneia

Origin

from (4203)

Strong's Number

4202

TDNT Entry

6:579,918

NAS Word Usage

fornication

4

fornications

2

immoralities

1

immorality

16

sexual immorality

1

unchastity

1

Total

25

NAS Verse Count

3

1

1

3

4

1

1

1

1

1 Thessalonians

1

7

Total

24

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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Porneia". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.