Umbhalo Waphansi

IThe New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology iyaphawula, ngokwesibonelo, ukuthi elithi porneia lisho “ukungabimsulwa, ubundindwa, ukuziphatha okubi, ubufebe.” Ithi futhi: “Amagama ahlobene [ahlela elithi porneia] angachaza imikhuba ehlukahlukene yokuziphatha kobulili okungaphandle komshado njengoba ehlukile kwejwayelekile eyamukelekayo ngokwenhlalo nangokwenkolo (ngokwesibonelo ubungqingili, ubundindwa ubulili nabantwana, [ukoniwa kwezingane ngokobulili], futhi ikakhulu ubundindwa.” Kanjalo elithi porneia lihlanganisa ukuphinga (ngesiGreki, moikheia, futhi lingahlanganisa eziningi ezinye izenzo zokuziphatha okubi ezingaphandle komshado, njengobulili bomlomo noma ngendunu kanye nokulala nesilwane.

Eka-1979 iGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature ehlonishwa kakhulu (nguBauer, Arndt noGingrich) ichaza elithi porneia njengo“bundindwa, ukungabi nasimilo, ubufebe, balo lonke uhlobo lokuhlangana kobulili okungemthetho.”