πόρνη
From LSJ
Ὅτι οὐδὲν ἧττον τὰ αὐτὰ ποιήσουσι, κἂν σὺ διαρραγῇς → You may break your heart, but men will still go on as before
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A harlot, prostitute, Archil.142, Ar.Ach.527, etc. (Prob.from πέρνημι, because Greek prostitutes were commonly bought slaves.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 684] ἡ, Hure, feile Dirne, fem. von πόρνος; Archil. 26; Ar. Ach. 1056 Plut. 243 u. öfter; Ath. oft; ἄνθρωπος, Lys. 4, 9; Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πόρνη: ἡ, ὡς καὶ νῦν, Ἀρχίλ. 131, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀχ. 527, κ. ἀλλ. (Πιθαν. ἐκ τοῦ περνάω, ἐπειδὴ αἱ παρ’ Ἕλλησι πόρναι συνήθως ἦσαν ὤνιαι δοῦλαι).
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
femme de mauvaise vie, prostituée.
Étymologie: πέρνημι.
