Strong's Number G4204

πόρνη

porne · por'-nay

Transliteration:

porne{por'-nay}

Word Origin:

from 4205

TDNT:

6:579,918

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater

Usage in the KJV:

harlot 8, whore 4

Total: 12
Occurs 12 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a woman who sells her body for sexual uses
1. a prostitute, a harlot, one who yields herself to defilement for the sake of gain
2. any woman indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse, whether for gain or for lust
metaph. an idolatress
1. of "Babylon" i.e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry