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To sin sexually

πορνεύωStrong’s G4203

porneuō

Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament

In short

Porneuō is the Greek word usually translated “committed sexual immorality”, “commit sexual immorality” and “sinning sexually”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.

“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”
1 Corinthians 6:18 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “committed sexual immorality”, “commit sexual immorality” and “sinning sexually”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • committed sexual immorality 3
  • to commit sexual immorality 2
  • sinning sexually 1
  • shall we commit sexual immorality 1
  • having committed sexual immorality 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Revelation 5
  • 1 Corinthians 2

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

πορνεύω porneuō · to sin sexually

πορνεύω [in LXX for זָנָה ;] 1. to prostitute the body for hire. 2. to commit fornication: Mrk.10:19 (WH, mg), 1Co.6:18 10:8, Rev.2:14, 20. Metaphorical (as in LXX: 1Ch.5:25, Jer.3:6, Hos.9:1, al.), of idolatry (but see Swete, Ap., 180 f.), Rev.17:2 18:3, 9 (cf. ἐκ- πορνεύω).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.