Quick Definition
πόρνη, ης, ἡ n.f. a prostitute
Strong's Definition
a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
Derivation: feminine of G4205 (πόρνος);
KJV Usage: harlot, whore
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ης | πορνεύω
88.275 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Sexual Misbehavior
prostitute a woman who practices sexual immorality as a profession 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 · MAT 21:32 · LUK 15:30 · 1CO 6:15 · 1CO 6:16 · HEB 11:31 · JAS 2:25 · REV 17:1 · REV 17:5 · REV 17:15 · REV 17:16 · REV 19:2
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πόρνη pornē 12x
a prostitute, a whore, harlot, an unchaste female, Mt. 21:31, 32; from the Hebrew, an idolatress, Rev. 17:1, 5, 15
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πόρνη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for זוֹנָה;]
a prostitute, harlot: Mt 21:31, 32, Lk 15:30, I Co 6:15, 16, He 11:31, Ja 2:25. Metaph. (v. Swete, Ap., 180 f.), of Babylon (i.e. Rome): Re 17:1, 5, 17:15, 16 19:2.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πόρνη, “ἐ prostitute.” In PSI IV. 3524 (B.c. 254-3) Artemidorus writes to Zeno—éy οἴνωι γάρ εἰσιν kal ἐμ πόρναις διὰ Part VI.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πόρνη (pornē) — prostitute. πόρν-η, ἡ, harlot, prostitute, [Refs 7th c.BC+] because Greek prostitutes were commonly bought slaves.)