verb
porneuamō
Greekπορνεύω (porneuō)
Strong’sG4203
I fornicate, practice idolatry
stem porneu-8 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πορνεύω,
[in LXX for זנה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4203 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidporn-yoo'-o
to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry
Fromfrom G4204;
King Jamescommit (fornication).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| porneualaἐπόρνευσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | committed sexual immorality | 3× |
| porneuaneiōπορνεύωμεν | happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural | commit sexual immorality | 1× |
| porneuaraπορνεῦσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | commit sexual immorality | 2× |
| porneuarōtosπορνεύων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | commits sexual immorality | 1× |
| porneuaratoisπορνεύσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | committed sexual immorality | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | porneuamō | porneuame | porneuami | porneuama | porneuamē | porneuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | porneuasō | porneuase | porneuasi | porneuasa | porneuasē | porneuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | porneuatō | porneuate | porneuati | porneuata | porneuatē | porneuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | porneuanō | porneuane | porneuani | porneuana | porneuanē | porneuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | porneuavō | porneuave | porneuavi | porneuava | porneuavē | porneuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | porneualō | porneuale | porneuali | porneuala3×ἐπόρνευσαν | porneualē | porneualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | porneuameiō | porneuameia | porneuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | porneuaseiō | porneuaseia | porneuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | porneuateiō | porneuateia | porneuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | porneuaneiō1×πορνεύωμεν | porneuaneia | porneuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | porneuaveiō | porneuaveia | porneuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | porneualeiō | porneualeia | porneualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | porneuasōr | porneuasar | porneuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | porneuatōr | porneuatar | porneuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | porneuavōr | porneuavar | porneuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | porneualōr | porneualar | porneualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | porneuamoiō | porneuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | porneuasoiō | porneuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | porneuatoiō | porneuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | porneuanoiō | porneuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | porneuavoiō | porneuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | porneualoiō | porneualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | porneuarō | porneuari | porneuara2×πορνεῦσαι | porneuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | porneuarōtos1×πορνεύων | porneuaritos | porneuaratos1× | porneuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
porneu 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
porneuala“committed sexual immorality”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
1 Corinthians 10:8“committed sexual immorality”mēde porneuaneiō, kathōs tinois autoiu porneuala, kai piptala hena hēmera eikosi treis chiliadais.We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
Revelation 17:2“committed 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 18:3“committed 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.”
porneuaneiō“commit sexual immorality”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 10:8“commit sexual immorality”mēde porneuaneiō, kathōs tinois autoiu porneuala, kai piptala hena hēmera eikosi treis chiliadais.We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
porneuara“commit sexual immorality”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Revelation 2:14“commit sexual immorality”alla echamō kata su oligeim, hoti echasō ekei kratarōtoin tan didachan Balaam, hos didaskate to Balak ballara skandalem enōpion toiu huioiu Israēl, esthiara eidōlothuteim kai porneuara;But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Revelation 2:20“commit sexual immorality”alla echamō kata su hoti afiēkasō tan gunaikan Iezabel, tas legarōtas heautan profētian, kai didaskatō kai planatō toin ēmoin douloin porneuara kai esthiara eidōlothuteim.But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
porneuarōtos“commits sexual immorality”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 6:18“commits 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.
porneuaratois“committed sexual immorality”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Revelation 18:9“committed sexual immorality”Kai klaiali kai kopteli epi autan tois basilevois tau gēau tois meta autau porneuaratois kai strēniaratois, hotan blepaleiō ton kapnon tau purōsiau autau,Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.