Strong's Lexicon
G2897 — κραιπάλη
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2897 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κραιπάλη |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably from a derivative of G138 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kraipale |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | krai-pal'-ay |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a headache (as a seizure of pain) from drunkenness 2. (by implication) a debauch (by analogy, a glut) |
| KJV Renderings: | surfeiting |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κραιπάλῃ (WH κρεπάλη, see their Appendix, p. 151), κραιπαλης, ἡ (from ΚΡΑΣ the head, and πάλλω to toss about; so explained by Galen and Clement of Alexandria, Paedag. 2, 2, 26 and Phryn. in Bekker, Anecd., p. 45, 13 (cf. Vanicek, p. 148)), Latincrapula (i. e. the giddiness and headache caused by drinking wine to excess): Luk 21:34 (A. V. surfeiting; cf. Trench, § lxi.). (Aristophanes Acharn. 277; Alciphron 3, 24; Plutarch, mor., p. 127 f. (de sanitate 11); Lucian, Herodian, 2, 5, 1.)
STRONGS NT 2897: κρεπάλη [κρεπάλη, see κραιπάλῃ.]
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κραιπάλη (surfeiting)
Luke 21:34
- KJV: And take heed to yourselves lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of this life and that day come upon you unawares
- GK: προσέχετε δε εαυτοίς μήποτε βαρυνθώσιν υμών αι καρδίαι εν κραιπάλη και μέθη και μερίμναις βιωτικαίς και αιφνίδιος εφ΄ υμάς επιστή η ημέρα εκείνη