Strong's Lexicon
G4764
G4764 — στρήνος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4764 |
|---|---|
| Word: | στρήνος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | akin to G4731 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | strenos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | stray'-nos |
| Meaning: | 1. a "straining", "strenuousness" or excessive "strength" 2. (figuratively) luxury (voluptuousness) |
| KJV Renderings: | delicacy |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
στρῆνος, στρήνους, τό (allied with στερεός, which see), excessive strength which longs to break forth, over-strength; luxury (R. V. wantonness (marginal reading luxury)): Rev 18:3 (see δύναμις, d.); for ùÇÑàÂðÈï, arrogance, 2Ki 19:28; eager desire, Locophron, 438.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
στρῆνος (delicacy)
Revelation 18:3
- KJV: For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies
- GK: ότι εκ του θυμού του οίνου της πορνείας αυτής πεπότικε πάντα τα έθνη και οι βασιλείς της γης μετ΄ αυτης επόρνευσαν και οι έμποροι της γης εκ της δυνάμεως του στρήνους αυτής επλούτησαν