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πόρνη

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Gloss: prostitute

Transliteration: pornē

Strong’s: G4204

πόρνη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for זָנָה ;]
a prostitute, harlot: Mat.21:31-32, Luk.15:30, 1Co.6:15-16 Heb.11:31, Jas.2:25. Metaphorical (see Swete, Ap., 180 f.), of Babylon (i.e. Rome): Rev.17:1, 5 17:15-16 19:2.†
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