Strongs Number: G4205
- Greek Word
- πόρνος
- Transliteration
- pornos
- Phonetic
- por'-nos
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
akin to the base of G4097); a (male) prostitute (as venal) that is (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hire
2. a male prostitute
3. a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse, a fornicator
- Origin
- From πέρνημι pernēmi (to sell
- Bible Usage
- fornicator whoremonger.