Strong's Lexicon
G4763
G4763 — στρηνιάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4763 |
|---|---|
| Word: | στρηνιάω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a presumed derivative of G4764 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | streniao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | stray-nee-ah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be luxurious |
| KJV Renderings: | live deliciously |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
στρηνιάω, στρηνιω: 1 aor ἐστρηνίασα; (from στρῆνος, which see); a word used in middle and later Comedy for τρυφαν (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 381; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 475f; Winers Grammar, 25)); to be wanton, to live luxuriously: Rev 18:7; Rev 18:9. (Compare: καταστρηνιάω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
στρηνιάω (live deliciously)
Revelation 18:7
- KJV: How 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
- GK: όσα εδόξασεν εαυτήν και εστρηνίασε τοσούτον δότε αυτή βασανισμόν και πένθος ότι εν τη καρδία αυτής λέγει ότι κάθημαι βασίλισσα και χήρα ουκ ειμί και πένθος ου ίδω
Revelation 18:9
- KJV: And 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
- GK: και κλαύσουσι αυτήν και κόψονται επ΄ αυτή οι βασιλείς της γης οι μετ΄ αυτής πορνεύσαντες και στρηνιάσαντες όταν βλέπωσι τον καπνόν της πυρώσεως αυτής