ἐκπορνεύω G1608
to engage in sexual immorality, commit fornication; to practice illicit sexual behavior
This intensified form of the root verb for sexual immorality appears in Jude 7, describing the egregious sexual sins of Sodom and Gomorrah. The compound suggests extreme or flagrant behavior, going beyond ordinary boundaries. Jude cites their "indulging in immorality" as a warning example of judgment. The multilingual glosses (fornicando, s'étant-prostituées, Unzucht-treibend) all convey the severity of the transgression, whether through ongoing aspect or intensified vocabulary.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To engage in extreme or flagrant sexual immorality, often with the sense of going beyond normal boundaries. In Jude 7, the verb describes Sodom and Gomorrah's indulgence in sexual sin, which brought divine judgment. The compound form intensifies the sense of depravity, marking their behavior as a paradigmatic example of moral rebellion deserving punishment. 1×
amh["ዝሙትን-የፈጸሙ"]·AR["زانية"]·ben["ব্যভিচারকারী"]·ces["smilnivší"]·dan["horende,"]·DE["Unzucht-treibend"]·ell["εκπορνεύσασαι,"]·EN["having-indulged-in-immorality"]·FR["s'étant-prostituées,"]·guj["વ્યભિચાર-કરીને,"]·hat["fè-imoralite"]·hau["sun-yi-zina"]·heb["שזנו"]·HI["व्यभिचार-करके"]·hun["paráználkodván"]·ID["yang-telah-berzinah"]·IT["avendo-fornicato"]·jav["laku-jina"]·JA["不品行を行った者たち"]·KO["음란을-행하여"]·mar["व्यभिचार-करणाऱ्या,"]·mya["မတရားသော ကာမဂုဏ်ကို ကျူးလွန်၍"]·nld["gehoereerd-hebbende"]·nor["utuktig-levende"]·pnb["حرامکاری-کردیاں"]·pol["rozpuściwszy-się"]·PT["prostituindo-se"]·ron["curvind,"]·RU["блудившие"]·ES["fornicando"]·SW["wakizini"]·swe["otuktande"]·tam["வேசித்தனம்-செய்து"]·tel["వ్యభిచరించి"]·tgl["nakiapid"]·TH["ล่วงประเวณี"]·TR["fuhuş-yapıp,"]·ukr["розпустившись"]·urd["زناکاری-کرنے-والے"]·VI["đã-gian-dâm"]·yor["tí-wọ́n-ṣe-àgbèrè,"]·yue["行淫-嘅"]·ZH["行淫"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐκπορνεύω, commit fornication, LXX+NT:—passive, in same sense, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 metaphorically, of idolatry, LXX __II with accusative, prostitute, τὴν θυγατέραLXX; cause to commit fornication,LXX