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οἶνος

"Wine" (literally or figuratively)

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οἶνος G3631
Pronunciation oînos

What does οἶνος (oînos) mean in the Bible?

οἶνος (oînos) is a Greek word meaning ""wine" (literally or figuratively)". οἶνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for יַיִן also for תִּירוֹשׁ, etc.

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Meaning

"wine" (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition

Fermented grape beverage; figuratively represents God's wrath or judgment in apocalyptic contexts.

wine; Mat.9:17, Luk.1:15, Jhn.2:3, al.; οἴνῳ προσέχειν, 1Ti.3:8; δουλοῦσθαι, Tit.2:3. Metaphorical, Rev.14:8, 10 16:19 17:2 18:3 19:15. By meton. for ἄμπελος, Rev.6:6

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
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
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Luke 10:25-37 wine oînos Accusative · Singular · Masculine
literal wine used medicinally to treat wounds, practical charitable aid
Ephesians 5:15-21 wine oînos Dative · Singular · Masculine
wine as intoxicant to avoid, contrasted with spiritual fullness in the Spirit
Proverbs 23:29-35 wine oînos
wine as cause of intoxication, excess, and moral danger, wisdom warning
Jeremiah 13:12-14 wine oînos
wine used metaphorically for divine judgment and intoxication of nations
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
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἔλαιον · οἶνος G1637, G3631
oil and wine
οἶνος · νέος G3631, G3501
new wine
οἶνος · πολύς · προσέχω G3631, G4183, G4337
not devoted to much wine
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.

Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship 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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