Refiner Word Study pornos (G4205)
G4205  ·  Greek  ·  Strong's Concordance
πόρνος
pornos
10 occurrences in Scripture Greek

"a catamite; in NT a fornicator, impure person, 1 Cor. 5:9, 10, 11; 6:9"

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Definition and meaning

What does pornos mean in Greek?

10
Occurrences in Scripture
G4205
Strong's number
Greek
Original language

a catamite; in NT a fornicator, impure person, 1 Cor. 5:9, 10, 11; 6:9

In the original Greek the word is written: πόρνος

Scripture references

Top 10 Bible verses with pornos

These are the most notable occurrences of pornos (G4205) across the King James Bible.

1 Corinthians 5:9

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

1 Corinthians 5:10

Yet 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 5:11

But 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 6:9

Know 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,

Ephesians 5:5

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

1 Timothy 1:10

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Hebrews 12:16

Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Revelation 21:8

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 22:15

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions about pornos

What does pornos mean in Greek?

Strong's G4205 (pornos) is a Greek word that means: a catamite; in NT a fornicator, impure person, 1 Cor. 5:9, 10, 11; 6:9 It appears 10 times in the King James Bible.

How many times does pornos appear in the Bible?

The word pornos (G4205) appears 10 times in the original Greek text.

What is Strong's number G4205?

Strong's G4205 is pornos, a Greek word defined as: a catamite; in NT a fornicator, impure person, 1 Cor. 5:9, 10, 11; 6:9. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.

Is pornos in the Old Testament or New Testament?

pornos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.