In verses 21, 22 the Hebrew word used in kedeshah, i.e., a woman consecrated or devoted to prostitution in connection with the abominable worship of Asherah or ...

Sep 30, 2014 · Perhaps you, like me, have been taught that having a shaved head identified a woman as a prostitute. Here are quotes from a couple of ...

... female prostitute; see note on the phrase “sacred prostitute ... Greek translation has “a conspiracy” rather than “male cultic prostitutes.

1) a man who prostitutes his body to another's ... prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine):-fornicator, whoremonger. see GREEK for 4097 ...

Jun 7, 2004 · The Greeks were not known for sexual purity: Prostitution was an essential part of Greek life. Demosthenes had laid it down as the common ...

Sep 9, 2010 · In Corinth Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of sex and beauty, whom the Romans identified with Venus, sent her servants out as prostitutes to roam ...

Two clues imply that this woman likely worked as a prostitute: 1) the Greek word for “sinner” used to describe this woman, and 2) the fact that her hair was ...

Sep 28, 2021 · Thus, Mary M. has been described in prose and depicted in art as a reformed prostitute. Others have suggested she had a romantic relationship ...

sn The Greek verb <i>earnedi> refers to profit from engaging in commerce and trade (L&N 57.195). This is an examination of stewardship.