Strong's Number G4202

πορνεία

porneia · por-ni'-ah

Transliteration:

porneia{por-ni'-ah}

Word Origin:

from 4203

TDNT:

6:579,918

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry

Usage in the KJV:

fornication 26

Total: 26
Occurs 25 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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. 10:11,12
metaph. the worship of idols
1. of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols