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πόρνη

Strong’s: G4204

Associated OET lemmas: πόρνη

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: πόρνη; -ης

Related lemmas: πορνεύω

Sense 1: prostitute

Semantic entry: 88.275

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Sexual Misbehavior

Definition: a woman who practices sexual immorality as a profession

Notes: Since prostitution is an almost universal behavioral trait, it is not difficult to obtain terms for such a person or activity. The difficulty is usually involved in selecting a term which will not be vulgar. Expressions for a prostitute are often idiomatic, for example, ‘one who acts like a she-dog,’ ‘one who sells her vulva,’ ‘one who sells herself,’ or ‘one who receives any man.’

MAT 21:31: RV MAT 21:31 · LV MAT 21:31 · Read together MAT 21:31

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OET-RV MAT 21:31

31 Which of the two did what the father wanted?”
¶ “The first one,” they answered.
¶ “I can assure you,” Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) continued, “that tax collectors and prostitutes will enter God’s kingdom ahead of you lot,

OET-LV MAT 21:31

31 Which of the two did the will of _the father?
They _are _saying:
The first.
The Yaʸsous is _saying to _them:
Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all that the tax _collectors and the prostitutes are _going _before you _all into the kingdom of_ the _god.

MAT 21:32: RV MAT 21:32 · LV MAT 21:32 · Read together MAT 21:32

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OET-RV MAT 21:32

32 because Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) came to you teaching the way to become right with God, but you didn’t believe that he was sent by God. Yet the tax collectors and prostitutes believed him, and still, even when you saw that, you didn’t later show regret, change your minds, and believe.

OET-LV MAT 21:32

32 For/Because Yōannaʸs came to you _all in the_way of _righteousness, and you _all_ not _believed in _him, but the tax _collectors and the prostitutes believed in _him, and you _all having _seen, you _all _were_ not _regretful later which to _believe in _him.

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 21:31–32 · LV MAT 21:31–32 · Read together MAT 21:31–32

LUK: RV LUK 15:30 · LV LUK 15:30 · Read together LUK 15:30

CO1: RV CO1 6:15–16 · LV CO1 6:15–16 · Read together CO1 6:15–16

HEB: RV HEB 11:31 · LV HEB 11:31 · Read together HEB 11:31

JAM: RV JAM 2:25 · LV JAM 2:25 · Read together JAM 2:25

REV: RV REV 17:1 · RV REV 17:5 · RV REV 17:15–16 · RV REV 19:2 · LV REV 17:1 · LV REV 17:5 · LV REV 17:15–16 · LV REV 19:2 · Read together REV 17:1 · Read together REV 17:5 · Read together REV 17:15–16 · Read together REV 19:2