Dictionary entry

πορνεύω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πορνεύω,

[in LXX for זנה;]

1. to prostitute the body for hire.

2. to commit fornication: Mk 10:19 (WH, mg), I Co 6:1810:8, Re 2:14, 20. Metaph. (as in LXX: I Ch 5:25, Je 3:6, Ho 9:1, al.), of idolatry (but v. Swete, Ap., 180 f.), Re 17:218:3, 9 (cf. ἐκ-πορνεύω).†