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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G4203 - Fornication

Strong's No.:G4203

Greek:πορνεύω

Transliteration:porneuō

Phonetic:porn-yoo'-o

Word Origin:From G4204

Bible Usage:commit (fornication).

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to act the harlot that is (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex) or (figuratively) practise idolatry


Thayers
Definition:

1. to prostitute one's body to the lust of another

2. to give one's self to unlawful sexual intercourse

a. to commit fornication

3. metaph. to be given to idolatry, to worship idols

a. to permit one's self to be drawn away by another into idolatry


Bible References:
Fornication

Translation
Occurrences:
committed ( 1 )
fornication ( 7 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.