Strong's G4205 · Greek
πόρνος
pornos · /por'-nos/
Definition
from pernemi (to sell; akin to the base of 4097); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine):--fornicator, whoremonger.
KJV: fornicator, whoremonger
Root / derivation: from pernemi (to sell
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered πόρνος across 10 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
10 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Corinthians4 verses
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
1 Corinthians 5:10Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
1 Corinthians 5:11But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
1 Corinthians 6:9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Hebrews2 verses
Revelation2 verses
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Revelation 22:15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G4205 (pornos) mean?
from pernemi (to sell; akin to the base of 4097); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine):--fornicator, whoremonger.
How many times does G4205 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G4205 (πόρνος) appears in 10 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “whoremongers.”
How is pornos translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G4205 is rendered as “whoremongers” (4×), “fornicators” (3×), “fornicator” (2×), “whoremonger” (1×).
Where does the Greek word πόρνος come from?
from pernemi (to sell