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μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας

"Wine" (literally or figuratively) · much · to watch out

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οἶνος G3631 "wine" (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation oînos
Fermented grape beverage; figuratively represents God's wrath or judgment in apocalyptic contexts.
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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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προσέχω G4337 to watch out
Pronunciation proséchō
To turn one's mind toward something; to attend carefully with focused mental and spiritual vigilance.
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What does μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας (mē oinō pollō prosechontas) mean in the Bible?

οἶνος · πολύς · προσέχω is a Greek word meaning "not devoted to much wine".

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Meaning

not devoted to much wine
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:17 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:37 4×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine John 2:3 · Rev 14:8 · Rev 14:10 · Rev 16:19 · Rev 17:2 · Rev 18:3 · Rev 19:15 7×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Eph 5:18 · 1 Tim 3:8 · 1 Tim 5:23 · Titus 2:3 4×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:17 · Matt 27:34 · Mark 2:22 · Mark 15:23 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 5:37 · Luke 5:38 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 10:34 · John 2:3 · John 2:9 · John 2:10 · John 4:46 · Rom 14:21 · Rev 6:6 · Rev 18:13 19×
34 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
resultant 1 imperative 11 background 3 infinitive 4 participle 4
Tense
present 19 imperfect 3 perfect 1
Voice
active 23
Mood
imperative 11 infinitive 4 participle 4 indicative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:1 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:15 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 10:17 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 16:11 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 16:12 προσέχειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 12:1 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Luke 17:3 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Luke 20:46 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Luke 21:34 Προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Acts 5:35 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative Acts 8:10 προσεῖχον imperfect active indicative background Acts 8:11 προσεῖχον imperfect active indicative background Acts 8:6 προσεῖχον imperfect active indicative background Acts 16:14 προσέχειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 20:28 προσέχετε present active imperative imperative 1 Timothy 1:4 προσέχειν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 3:8 προσέχοντας present active participle participle 1 Timothy 4:1 προσέχοντες present active participle participle 1 Timothy 4:13 πρόσεχε present active imperative imperative Titus 1:14 προσέχοντες present active participle participle Hebrews 2:1 προσέχειν present active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 7:13 προσέσχηκεν perfect active indicative resultant 2 Peter 1:19 προσέχοντες present active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

יַיִן yayin H3196 Related Hebrew
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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