"πορνεία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πορνεία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /por.něː.aː/, /porˈni.a/, /porˈni.a/, /por.něː.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /porˈni.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /porˈni.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /porˈni.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /porˈni.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πορνεύω (porneúō, “to prostitute, to whore”) + -ίᾱ (-íā, “-ia: forming abstract nouns”), from πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute, whore”) + -εύω (-eúō, forming verbs), from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (“to sell, to provide for a fee”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|πορνεύω|-ίᾱ|t1=to prostitute, to whore|t2=-ia: forming abstract nouns}} πορνεύω (porneúō, “to prostitute, to whore”) + -ίᾱ (-íā, “-ia: forming abstract nouns”), {{af|grc|πόρνη|-εύω|pos2=forming verbs|t1=prostitute, whore}} πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute, whore”) + -εύω (-eúō, forming verbs), {{der|grc|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{grc-noun|πορνείᾱ|πορνείᾱς|f|first}} πορνείᾱ • (porneíā) f (genitive πορνείᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πορνείᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: πορνείᾱ [canonical], porneíā [romanization], πορνείᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ πορνείᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ πορνείᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ πορνεῖαι [nominative, plural], τῆς πορνείᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν πορνείαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν πορνειῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ πορνείᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν πορνείαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς πορνείαις [dative, plural], τὴν πορνείᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ πορνείᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πορνείᾱς [accusative, plural], πορνείᾱ [singular, vocative], πορνείᾱ [dual, vocative], πορνεῖαι [plural, vocative]
  1. whoring, prostitution, provision of sex for money
    Sense id: en-πορνεία-grc-noun-~ICHeNIg Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύω, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 51 49 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύω: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. whoring, fornication, behavior similar to a whore
    Sense id: en-πορνεία-grc-noun-HDJDywJ6 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύω, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 51 49 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύω: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
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