noun · masculine
pornos
Greekπόρνος (pornos)
Strong’sG4205
a fornicator
stem porn-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** πόρνος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX: Si 23:16-18*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4205 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpor'-nos
akin to the base of G4097); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine)
Fromfrom πέρνημι (to sell;
King Jamesfornicator, whoremonger.
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 | pornos3×πόρνος | pornois2×πόρνοι |
| object accusative | pornon | pornoin1×πόρνους |
| direct address vocative | pornor | pornoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | pornou | pornoiu |
| to, for dative | porno | pornoi4×πόρνοις |
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
porno 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
pornos“sexually immoral”subjectnominative singular3×
1 Corinthians 5:11“sexually immoral”nun de grafama vi mē sunanamignuerō ean tinos adelfos onomazirōtos ateiō pornos ē pleonektos ē eidōlolatros ē loidoros ē methusos ē harpaxos, to toiouto mēde sunesthiarō.But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
Ephesians 5:5“sexually immoral”houtem gar oidavēr gnōskarōtois hoti pantos pornos ē akathartos ē pleonektos, hem atō eidōlolatros, ouk echatō klēronomian en ta basileia tou Christou kai theou.For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Hebrews 12:16“sexually immoral”mē tinos pornos ē bebēlos hōs Ēsau, hos anti brōsiau henau apodōeta teim prōtotokieim heautou.See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
pornois“fornicators”subjectnominative plural2×
1 Corinthians 6:9“fornicators”Ē ouk oidavē hoti adikois theou basileian ouk klēronomali? mē planivōr; oute pornois oute eidōlolatrois oute moichois oute malakois oute arsenokoitoisDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
Revelation 22:15“sexually immoral”exō tois kuōnois kai tois farmakois kai tois pornois kai tois foneuois kai tois eidōlolatrois kai pantos filarōtos kai poiarōtos pseusem.But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
pornoin“sexually immoral”objectaccusative plural1×
Hebrews 13:4“sexually immoral”timios tos gamos en pantoi kai tas koitas amiantas, pornoin gar kai moichoin krinati tos theos.Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
pornoi“sexually immoral people”to, fordative plural4×
1 Corinthians 5:9“sexually immoral people”Grafama vi en ta epistola mē sunanamignuerō pornoi,I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
1 Corinthians 5:10“sexually immoral people”ouk pantōs toi pornoi tou kosmou houtou ē toi pleonektoi kai harpaxoi ē eidōlolatroi, epei ofeilave ara ek tou kosmou exerchara.I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.
1 Timothy 1:10“fornicators”pornoi, arsenokoitoi, andrapodistoi, pseustoi, epiorkoi, kai ei tinem heterem ta hugiainarōta didaskalia antikeietō,for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
Revelation 21:8“sexually immoral”toi de deiloi kai apistoi kai bdelusserētoi kai foneuoi kai pornoi kai farmakoi kai eidōlolatroi kai pantoi toi pseudoi tem merem autoiu en ta limna ta kaiirōta pure kai theie, hem atō tos thanatos tos deuteros.But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”