Strong's Greek · G4204
πόρνη
pórnē
harlot, whore
Definition
a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
Derivation
feminine of G4205 (πόρνος);
Appears 12 times in Scripture
“For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.”
“And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.”
“And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
“Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!”
“Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.”
“By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.”
“Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.””
“Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.”
“Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.”
“In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).