Greek · G1637, G3631 · unreviewed

ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον

Olive oil · "wine" (literally or figuratively)

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ἔλαιον G1637 olive oil
Pronunciation élaion
Essential commodity with practical uses: lamps, healing ointment, ceremonial anointing, feast hospitality.
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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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What does ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον (elaion kai oinon) mean in the Bible?

ἔλαιον · οἶνος is a Greek word meaning "oil and wine".

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Meaning

oil and wine
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 25:8 · Luke 16:6
Dative · Singular · Neuter Mark 6:13 · Luke 7:46 · Jas 5:14
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 25:3 · Matt 25:4 · Luke 10:34 · Heb 1:9 · Rev 6:6 · Rev 18:13
Cross-Language Connections

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

Word Pictures (Robertson)

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