Episode 37: The Prophets of Porneia Part 1

But is it Biblical? · Nov 20, 2025 · 1h 36m

When you read “sexual immorality” in the New Testament, it is the Greek word porneia.

But what did “porneia” mean to the authors who used that word?

We simply need to go to the translation of the Bible that was used at the time the New Testament authors wrote.

There are 131 examples of “porneia” being used to translate the Hebrew Bible…

And most of these examples were from the prophets God chose to speak for Him to the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

When the Hebrew scribes translated the Bible into Greek, how did they use the word “porneia?”

Would the New Testament authors use a different…