Strong's Number 4204

The Linked Word Project
Transliteration:
porne {por'-nay}
Word Origin:
from 4205
TDNT:
6:579,918
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
harlot 8, whore 4

Total: 12
Definition:
  1. a woman who sells her body for sexual uses
    1. a prostitute, a harlot, one who yields herself to defilement for the sake of gain
    2. any woman indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse, whether for gain or for lust
  2. metaph. an idolatress
    1. of "Babylon" i.e. Rome, the chief seat of idolatry
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament