πορνεῖαι, [4 verses](noun pl fem nom) "Fornications" is porneia which means "unchastity," "prostitution" (for a woman), and "fornication" (for a man). It is a metaphor for idolatry.  - "Fornications" is from a word that which means promiscuity, generally, and "prostitution" for a woman and "fornication" for a man.