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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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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.’

Show passage in OET: MAT 21:31

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.
Show passage in OET: MAT 21:32

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.

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All 12 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 21:31–32

LUK: OET LUK 15:30

CO1: OET CO1 6:15–16

HEB: OET HEB 11:31

JAM: OET JAM 2:25

REV: OET REV 17:1 · OET REV 17:5 · OET REV 17:15–16 · OET REV 19:2