What does οἶνος · πολύς · προσέχω mean in the Bible?
οἶνος · πολύς · προσέχω is a Greek phrase meaning "not devoted to much wine".
Greek · G3631, G4183, G4337
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 phrase meaning "not devoted to much wine".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3631, G4183, G4337?
G3631, G4183, G4337 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. not devoted to much wine
Source Gloss
not devoted to much wine
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 34 Case pattern Accusative (19) Number pattern Singular (34)
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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)
Word Origins
μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας is a primary word - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain