noun · feminine
porneias
Greekπορνεία (porneia)
Strong’sG4202
fornication, idolatry
stem pornei-25 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πορνεία, -ας, ἡ
(< πορνεύω), [in LXX for זְנוּנִים, תַּזְנוּת and cogn. forms;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4202 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpor-ni'-ah
harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry
Fromfrom G4203;
King Jamesfornication.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | porneias4×πορνεία | porneiais2×πορνεῖαι |
| object accusative | porneian3×πορνείαν | porneiain1×πορνείας |
| direct address vocative | porneiar | porneiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | porneiau11×πορνείας | porneiaiu |
| to, for dative | porneia4×πορνείᾳ | porneiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
porneia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
porneias“sexual immorality”subjectnominative singular4×
1 Corinthians 5:1“sexual immorality”Holōs akouitō en vi porneias, kai toioutas porneias hotinas oude en tei ethnei, hōste gunaikan tinon tou patērou echarō.It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.
1 Corinthians 5:1“sexual immorality”Holōs akouitō en vi porneias, kai toioutas porneias hotinas oude en tei ethnei, hōste gunaikan tinon tou patērou echarō.It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.
Galatians 5:19“sexual immorality”fanereim de atō teim ergeim tau sarxau, hotineim atō porneias, akatharsias, aselgeias,The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
Ephesians 5:3“sexual immorality”Porneias de kai akatharsias pantas ē pleonexias mēde onomazitōr en vi, kathōs prepatō hagioi,But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
porneian“sexual immorality”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 21:25“sexual immorality”peri de teiu pisteuarēteiu ethneiu nis apostelana krinaratois fulasserō autoin tem tē eidōlothutem kai haimem kai pniktem kai porneian.As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
1 Corinthians 6:18“sexual immorality”feugavōr tan porneian; pantem hamartēmem hem ean poiateia anthrōpos ektos teu sōmeu atō, tos de porneuarōtos eis tem idiem sōmem hamartatō.Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
Colossians 3:5“sexual immorality”Nekravar oun teim meleim teim epi tau gēau, porneian, akatharsian, pathem, epithumian kakan, kai tan pleonexian hotinas atō eidōlolatrias,Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
porneiau“sexual immorality”of, belonging togenitive singular11×
Matthew 5:32“sexual immorality”mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos apoluarōtos tan gunaikan autou parektos logou porneiau poiatō autan moicheuira, kai hos ean apoluirētan gamateia moichetō.But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
John 8:41“sexual immorality”vis poiavō teim ergeim tou patērou vu. legala auto; Nis ek porneiau ouk genninē; henon patēron echanō ton theon.You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
Acts 15:20“sexual immorality”alla epistellara autoi teu apecherō teiu alisgēmeiu teiu eidōleiu kai tau porneiau kai teu pnikteu kai teu haimeu;Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
Acts 15:29“sexual immorality”apecherō eidōlothuteiu kai haimeu kai pnikteiu kai porneiau; ek heiu diatērarōtois heautoin euōs prassavi. rōnnuevēr.You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
1 Thessalonians 4:3“sexual immorality”houtem gar atō thelēmem tou theou, tos hagiasmos vu, apecherō vin apo tau porneiau,For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
Revelation 2:21“sexual immorality”kai dōama auta chronon hina metanoateia, kai ouk thelatō metanoara ek tau porneiau autau.Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
Revelation 9:21“sexual immorality”kai ouk metanoala ek toiu fonoiu autoiu oute ek teiu farmakeiu autoiu oute ek tau porneiau autoiu oute ek teiu klemmeiu autoiu.Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.
Revelation 14:8“sexual immorality”Kai allos deuteros angelos akolouthata legarōtos; Piptata, piptata Babulōnas tas megas, has ek tou oinou tou thumou tau porneiau autau potizatē panteim teim ethneim.Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
Revelation 17:2“sexual immorality”meta hau porneuala tois basilevois tau gēau, kai methuila tois katoikarōtois tan gēan ek tou oinou tau porneiau autau.The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
Revelation 17:4“fornication”kai tas gunaikas ate periballerētas porfurouem kai kokkinem, kai chrusirētas chrusie kai litho timio kai margaritoi, echarōtas potēriem chrusouem en ta cheira autau gemarōtem bdelugmeiu kai teim akatharteim tau porneiau autau,The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
Revelation 18:3“sexual immorality”hoti ek tou oinou tou thumou tau porneiau autau pinalē panteim teim ethneim, kai tois basilevois tau gēau meta autau porneuala, kai tois emporois tau gēau ek tau dunamiau teu strēneu autau ploutala.All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
porneia“sexual immorality”to, fordative singular4×
Matthew 19:9“sexual immorality”legamō de vi hoti hos an apoluateia tan gunaikan autou mē epi porneia kai gamateia allan moichetō kai tos apoluirētan gamaratos moichetō.Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
1 Corinthians 6:13“sexual immorality”teim brōmeim ta koilia, kai tas koilias tei brōmei; tos de theos kai houtan kai houteim katargati. tem de sōmem ouk ta porneia alla to kurio, kai tos kurios te sōme;“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
2 Corinthians 12:21“sexual immorality”mē palin ercharatou mu tapeinateia min tos theos mu pros vin, kai penthameia polloin toiu proamartanarētoiu kai mē metanoaratoiu epi ta akatharsia kai porneia kai aselgeia ha prassala.I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
Revelation 19:2“sexual immorality”hoti alēthinais kai dikaiais tais krisiais autou; hoti krinata tan pornan tan megan hotinas ftheirate tan gēan en ta porneia autau, kai ekdikata tem haimem toiu douloiu autou ek cheirau autau.For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
porneiais“sexual immorality”subjectnominative plural2×
Matthew 15:19“sexual immorality”ek gar tau kardiau exerchelō dialogismois ponērois, fonois, moicheiais, porneiais, klopais, pseudomarturiais, blasfēmiais.For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
Mark 7:21“sexual immoralities”esōthen gar ek tau kardiau toiu anthrōpoiu tois dialogismois tois kakois ekporeuelō, porneiais, klopais, fonois,For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
porneiain“sexual immorality”objectaccusative plural1×
1 Corinthians 7:2“sexual immorality”dia de tain porneiain hekastos tan heautou gunaikan echatōr, kai hekastas ton idion anēron echatōr.But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.