Strong G4213πόσις
drink
- Transliteration
- posis
- Pronunciation
- pos'-is
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From the alternate of G4095; a drinking (the act) that is (concretely) a draught: - drink.
Detailed definition
πόσις, -εως, ἡ
(πίνω), [in LXX: Da, LXX TH Dan.1:10 (מִשְׁתֶּה) *;]
1. prop., drinking: Rom.14:17, Col.2:16 (see Lft.; ICC, in l).
2. = πόμα, drink: Jhn.6:55 (cf. βρῶσις).†
(AS)
(πίνω), [in LXX: Da, LXX TH Dan.1:10 (מִשְׁתֶּה) *;]
1. prop., drinking: Rom.14:17, Col.2:16 (see Lft.; ICC, in l).
2. = πόμα, drink: Jhn.6:55 (cf. βρῶσις).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4213 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- drink3
First verses
- John 6:55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
- Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
- Colossians 2:16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
πόσῐς, ιος,
Attic dialect εως, ; dative πόσει, Ionic dialect πόσι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.19)]: (πίνω):— drinking, drink, beverage, πόσιος καὶ ἐδητύος ἐζ ἔρον ἕντο [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.469, +others; βρῶσίς τε π. τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.176, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 395: _plural_, βρώσεσιν ἢ πόσεσιν 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 235)]; carousal, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 101, 5th c.BC: Critias Philosophus, Tragicus, Elegiacus 6.9 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]; συγγίνεσθαι ἐς πόσιν to meet for a carousal, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.172, compare “Bull.Soc.Alex.” 7.66; πρὸς πόσιν τετράφθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.73; λιπαρέειν τῇ πόσι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.19; παρὰ τὴν π.)]over their cups, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 2.121. ; ἐκ δὲ θοίνας π. ἐγένετο, ἐκ δὲ πόσιος μῶκος 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 148; πόσιος ἐν βάθει 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 14.29: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 641a.)]
2 draught, αἷμα πίεται τρίτην πόσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 578; ἐκπίνειν ὑστάτην π. 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.20; πόσις φαρμάκου [prev. author] 6.22.)]
Attic dialect εως, ; dative πόσει, Ionic dialect πόσι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.19)]: (πίνω):— drinking, drink, beverage, πόσιος καὶ ἐδητύος ἐζ ἔρον ἕντο [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.469, +others; βρῶσίς τε π. τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.176, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 395: _plural_, βρώσεσιν ἢ πόσεσιν 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 235)]; carousal, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 101, 5th c.BC: Critias Philosophus, Tragicus, Elegiacus 6.9 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]; συγγίνεσθαι ἐς πόσιν to meet for a carousal, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.172, compare “Bull.Soc.Alex.” 7.66; πρὸς πόσιν τετράφθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.73; λιπαρέειν τῇ πόσι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.19; παρὰ τὴν π.)]over their cups, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 2.121. ; ἐκ δὲ θοίνας π. ἐγένετο, ἐκ δὲ πόσιος μῶκος 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 148; πόσιος ἐν βάθει 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 14.29: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 641a.)]
2 draught, αἷμα πίεται τρίτην πόσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 578; ἐκπίνειν ὑστάτην π. 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.20; πόσις φαρμάκου [prev. author] 6.22.)]