Strong's Concordance/Greek/G4202

Strong's G4202 · Greek

πορνεία

porneia · /por-ni'-ah/

Number
G4202
Language
Greek
Original word
πορνεία
Transliteration
porneia
Pronunciation
por-ni'-ah
KJV occurrences
25 verses

Definition

from 4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:--fornication.

KJV: fornication

Root / derivation: from 4203

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered πορνεία across 25 verses.

fornication24×
fornications2×

Every occurrence (KJV)

25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Matthew3 verses
Mark1 verse
John1 verse
Acts3 verses
Romans1 verse
1 Corinthians4 verses
2 Corinthians1 verse
Galatians1 verse
Ephesians1 verse
Colossians1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 verse
Revelation7 verses
Revelation 2:21

And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Revelation 9:21

Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

Revelation 14:8

And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Revelation 17:2

With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

Revelation 17:4

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: decked: Gr. gilded

Revelation 18:3

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. abundance: or, power

Revelation 19:2

For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's G4202 (porneia) mean?

from 4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:--fornication.

How many times does G4202 appear in the Bible?

Strong's G4202 (πορνεία) appears in 25 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “fornication.”

How is porneia translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's G4202 is rendered as “fornication” (24×), “fornications” (2×).

Where does the Greek word πορνεία come from?

from 4203