Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
sexual sinner
Usage: πόρνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Sir.23:16-18 * ;] __1. a male prostitute (Xen., al.). __2. a fornicator: 1Co.5:9-11 6:9, Eph.5:5, 1Ti.1:10, Heb.12:15 13:4, Rev.21:8 22:15.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G4205
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
11
Books
6
Strong's G4205 Quick Answer
Strong's G4205 πόρνος (pornos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. pornos (por'-nos) n. 1. a (male) prostitute (for hire) 2. (by analogy) a sex addict, a debauchee, a pornographer It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include one. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- pornos (por'-nos) n. 1. a (male) prostitute (for hire) 2. (by analogy) a sex addict, a debauchee, a pornographer
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- one
Meaning and Definition
pornos (por'-nos) n. 1. a (male) prostitute (for hire) 2. (by analogy) a sex addict, a debauchee, a pornographer 3. (by extension) one who is sexually or morally unrestrained [from pernemi "to sell" (akin to the base of G4097)] KJV: fornicator, whoremonger See also: G4097
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4205. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G4205 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pornos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
one
1 Corinthians 5:11
2×
How Strong's G4205 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. 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 New Testament with 10 linked usages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G4205 (πόρνος) appears 2 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- Sirach 23:17 — πόρνος
- Sirach 23:17 — πόρνῳ
Strong's G4205 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 G4205 in the New Testament
10 indexed usages in New Testament.
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
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.
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 idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Strong's G4205 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, He will not leave off till he die.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4205.
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
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.
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 idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
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,
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.
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;
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, He will not leave off till he die.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4205, grouped by book.
1 Corinthians 4 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G4205 FAQ
What does pornos (πόρνος) mean?
Pornos (Strong's G4205) is a Greek word most simply glossed "fornicator". pornos (por'-nos) n. 1. a (male) prostitute (for hire) 2. (by analogy) a sex addict, a debauchee, a pornographer
How many times is pornos (πόρνος) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's G4205 across 6 books.
Where can I study pornos (πόρνος) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4205 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate pornos (πόρνος)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as one. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G4205 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4205, with linked reader references where each row is available.