Strong's Lexicon

G4764

G4764 — στρήνος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekstrenosnounOccurrences: 1

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
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