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Strong's G4203 πορνεύω (porneuo)

porneuo - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4203 — mazon (“meat”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4203
Language Greek
Linked Usages 25
Books 10

Strong's G4203 Quick Answer

Strong's G4203 πορνεύω (porneuo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. porneuo (porn-yoo'-o) v. 1. to act the prostitute 2. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex) It has 25 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include fornication, committed, israel, whoring, and thee. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
porneuo (porn-yoo'-o) v. 1. to act the prostitute 2. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex)
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
fornication, committed, israel, whoring, and thee

Meaning and Definition

porneuo (porn-yoo'-o) v. 1. to act the prostitute 2. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex) 3. to stimulate unwedded sexual desire 4. (figuratively) practice idolatry [from G4204] KJV: commit (fornication) Root(s): G4204

Original Word
πορνεύω
Transliteration
porneuo
Derivation
Root: πόρνη R1: 4204
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4203. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to sin sexually

Usage: πορνεύω [in LXX for זָנָה ;] __1. to prostitute the body for hire. __2. to commit fornication: Mrk.10:19 (WH, mg), 1Co.6:18 10:8, Rev.2:14, 20. Metaphorical (as in LXX: 1Ch.5:25, Jer.3:6, Hos.9:1, al.), of idolatry (but see Swete, Ap., 180 f.), Rev.17:2 18:3, 9 (cf. ἐκ- πορνεύω).† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

fornication committed israel whoring thee commit daughters against hast things every didst

How Strong's G4203 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4203 (πορνεύω) appears 18 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4203 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4203 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

1 Corinthians 6:18 KJV

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

1 Corinthians 10:8 KJV

Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

Revelation 2:14 KJV

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

Strong's G4203 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 23:18 Septuagint / Brenton

There shall not be a harlot of the daughters of Israel, and there shall not be a fornicator of the sons of Israel; there shall not be an idolatress of the daughters of Israel, and there shall not be an initiated person of the sons of Israel.

1 Chronicles 5:25 Septuagint / Brenton

But they rebelled against the God of their fathers, and went a-whoring after the gods of the nations of the land, whom God cast out from before them.

Psalms 72:27 Septuagint / Brenton

For, behold, they that remove themselves far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed everyone that goes a-whoring from thee.

Strong's G4203 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 8:2 Septuagint / Brenton

colouring tinctures. And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4203.

Deuteronomy 23:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There shall not be a harlot of the daughters of Israel, and there shall not be a fornicator of the sons of Israel; there shall not be an idolatress of the daughters of Israel, and there shall not be an initiated person of the sons of Israel.
1 Chronicles 5:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But they rebelled against the God of their fathers, and went a-whoring after the gods of the nations of the land, whom God cast out from before them.
Psalms 72:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For, behold, they that remove themselves far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed everyone that goes a-whoring from thee.
Psalms 105:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And was polluted with their works; And they went a-whoring with their own devices.
Jeremiah 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen what things the house of Israel has done to me? they have gone on every high mountain, and under every shady tree, and have committed fornication there.
Jeremiah 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said after she had committed all these acts of fornication, Turn again to me. Yet she returned not. And faithless Judah saw her faithlessness.
Jeremiah 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw that (for all the sins of which she was convicted, wherein the house of Israel committed adultery, and I put her away, and gave into her hands a bill of divorcement), yet faithless Judah feared not, but went and herself also committed fornication.
Ezekiel 6:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then they of you that escape among the nations whither they were carried captive shall remember me (I have sworn an oath against their heart that goes a-whoring from me, and their eyes that go a-whoring after their practices); and they shall mourn over themselves for all their abominations.
Ezekiel 16:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst trust in thy beauty, and didst go a-whoring because of thy renown, and didst pour out thy fornication on every passerby.
Ezekiel 16:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there has happened in thee perverseness in thy fornication beyond other women, and they have committed fornication with thee, in that thou givest hires over and above, and hires were not given to thee; and thus perverseness happened in thee.
Ezekiel 23:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou didst multiply thy fornication, so as to call to remembrance the days of thy youth, wherein thou didst commit whoredom in Egypt,
Hosea 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said unto her, Thou shalt wait for me many days; and thou shalt not commit fornication, neither shalt thou be for another man; and I will be for thee.
Hosea 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall eat, and shall not be satisfied: they have gone a-whoring, and shall by no means prosper: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.
Hosea 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will not visit upon your daughters when they shall commit fornication, nor your daughters-in-law when they shall commit adultery: for they themselves mingled themselves with harlots, and sacrificed with polluted ones, and the people that understood not entangled itself with a harlot.
Hosea 4:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has chosen the Canaanites: they have grievously gone a-whoring: they have loved dishonor through her insolence.
Hosea 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice not, O Israel, neither make merry, as other nations: for thou hast gone a-whoring from thy God; thou hast loved gifts upon every threshing floor.
Amos 7:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be measured with the line; and thou shalt die in an unclean land; and Israel shall be led captive out of his land. Thus has the Lord God shown me.
1 Corinthians 6:18 New Testament, KJV
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
1 Corinthians 10:8 New Testament, KJV
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
Revelation 2:14 New Testament, KJV
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
Revelation 2:20 New Testament, KJV
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
Revelation 17:2 New Testament, KJV
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Revelation 18:3 New Testament, KJV
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Revelation 18:9 New Testament, KJV
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
1 Enoch 8:2 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
colouring tinctures. And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4203, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 5 usages, New Testament
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G4203 FAQ

What does porneuo (πορνεύω) mean?

Strong's G4203 is a Greek entry for G4203 πορνεύω (porneuo). porneuo (porn-yoo'-o) v. 1. to act the prostitute 2. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex)

How many times is porneuo (πορνεύω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's G4203 across 10 books.

Where can I study porneuo (πορνεύω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4203 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate porneuo (πορνεύω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fornication, committed, israel, whoring, thee, and commit. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4203 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 17 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G4203, with linked reader references where each row is available.