To fornicate
ἐκπορνεύωStrong’s G1608ekporneuō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ekporneuō is the Greek word usually translated “having indulged in sexual immorality”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having indulged in sexual immorality”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having indulged in sexual immorality 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jude 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐκπορνεύω ekporneuō · to fornicate
ἐκ-πορνεύω [in LXX chiefly for זָנָה, frequently of spiritual unfaithfulness ;] strengthened form of πoρνεύω, implying excessive indulgence; mid, to give oneself up to fornication: Ju 7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fornicate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FORN'ICATE, verb intransitive
[Latin fornicor, from fornix, a brothel.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.