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    Can a man commit 'Greek passage' with his wife?
    (Journal of Biblical Literature, 2018-01-01) Wheeler-Reed, D; Knust, JW; Martin, DB
    In Classical and Hellenistic Greek, apart from use by Jewish and Christian authors, 'Greek passage' meant "prostitution." Different words from the same word group (built on 'Greek passage'-) all had something to do with prostitution. 'Greek passage' denoted a female prostitute, while 'Greek passage' referred to a male prostitute who might be paid for sex with a man or a woman. 'Greek passage' referred to a brothel, and some form of the verb 'Greek passage' referred to one prostituting oneself or someone else. 'Greek passage' referred to a pimp. Somewhere along the way, a group of words that in Greek and Latin seem to have originally referred simply to prostitution became in English a word referring, in most people's usage, to any sexual intercourse outside the bonds of marriage. But is that all that Paul or other New Testament writers mean when they condemn or warn against 'Greek passage' In other words, does 'Greek passage' when used by a New Testament writer refer only to "extramarital sex" between a man and a woman, or does it include other activities also? This article suggests that the answer varies depending on whom you ask.
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    Can a Man Commit πορνεία with His Wife?
    (Journal of Biblical Literature, 2018) Wheeler-Reed, D; Knust, JW; Martin, DB