G4763: στρηνιάω
strēniáō · “to revel”
Definition
to be luxurious
KJV translates it as: live deliciously
Word origin: from a presumed derivative of G4764 (στρῆνος);
Extended definition
στρηνιάω, ῶ
(στρῆνος, which see), [in Sm.: Isa.61:6 (אָכַל) * ;]
a word which first appears in the middle comedy (Rutherford, NPhr., 475 f.), to run riot, wax wanton: Rev.18:7-9 (cf. κατα-στρηνιάω).†
SYN.: σπαταλάω (which see), τρυφάω (AS)
(στρῆνος, which see), [in Sm.: Isa.61:6 (אָכַל) * ;]
a word which first appears in the middle comedy (Rutherford, NPhr., 475 f.), to run riot, wax wanton: Rev.18:7-9 (cf. κατα-στρηνιάω).†
SYN.: σπαταλάω (which see), τρυφάω (AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4763 is translated
- lived in luxury, ×1
- having lived luxuriously, ×1
Bible verses with G4763 (strēniáō)
Strēniáō appears in 2 verses.
- Revelation 18:7
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.
- Revelation 18:9
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,