Strong G4763στρηνιάω
to revel
- Transliteration
- strēniaō
- Pronunciation
- stray-nee-ah'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From a presumed derivative of G4764; to be luxurious: - live deliciously.
Detailed definition
στρηνιάω, ῶ
(στρῆνος, which see), [in Sm.: Isa.61:6 (אָכַל) *;]
a word which first appears in the middle comedy (Rutherford, NPhr., 475 f.), to run riot, wax wanton: Rev.18:7-9 (cf. κατα-στρηνιάω).†
SYN.: σπαταλάω (which see), τρυφάω (AS)
(στρῆνος, which see), [in Sm.: Isa.61:6 (אָכַל) *;]
a word which first appears in the middle comedy (Rutherford, NPhr., 475 f.), to run riot, wax wanton: Rev.18:7-9 (cf. κατα-στρηνιάω).†
SYN.: σπαταλάω (which see), τρυφάω (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4763 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- live2
First verses
- Revelation 18:7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
- Revelation 18:9And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
στρηνιάω,
run riot, wax wanton, [NT+4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 82, 4th c.BC(?): Sophilus Comicus 6, 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 132, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus “Fragmenta Tragica - TGF” 1.2, NT.Rev.18.7, 9, “PMeyer” 20.23 (3rd c.AD))];= gerrio, gestio, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”; compare 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 357.)]
run riot, wax wanton, [NT+4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 82, 4th c.BC(?): Sophilus Comicus 6, 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 132, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus “Fragmenta Tragica - TGF” 1.2, NT.Rev.18.7, 9, “PMeyer” 20.23 (3rd c.AD))];= gerrio, gestio, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”; compare 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 357.)]