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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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
οἶνοςG3631"wine" (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationoînos
Fermented grape beverage; figuratively represents God's wrath or judgment in apocalyptic contexts.
Open lexicon entry →πολύςG4183much
Pronunciationpolýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
Open lexicon entry →προσέχωG4337to watch out
Pronunciationproséchō
To turn one's mind toward something; to attend carefully with focused mental and spiritual vigilance.
Open lexicon entry →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".
Full entry for μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας (G3631, G4183, G4337) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 patterns4Aligned forms34Case patternAccusative (19)Number patternSingular (34)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 9:17 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:374×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineJohn 2:3 · Rev 14:8 · Rev 14:10 · Rev 16:19 · Rev 17:2 · Rev 18:3 · Rev 19:157×
Dative · Singular · MasculineEph 5:18 · 1 Tim 3:8 · 1 Tim 5:23 · Titus 2:34×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 18:1319×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present19imperfect3perfect1
Voice
active23
Mood
imperative11infinitive4participle4indicative4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:1Προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 7:15Προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 10:17προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 16:11προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 16:12προσέχεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 12:1Προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 17:3προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 20:46Προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 21:34Προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeActs 5:35προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeActs 8:10προσεῖχονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 8:11προσεῖχονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 8:6προσεῖχονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 16:14προσέχεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 20:28προσέχετεpresent active imperativeimperative1 Timothy 1:4προσέχεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Timothy 3:8προσέχονταςpresent active participleparticiple1 Timothy 4:1προσέχοντεςpresent active participleparticiple1 Timothy 4:13πρόσεχεpresent active imperativeimperativeTitus 1:14προσέχοντεςpresent active participleparticipleHebrews 2:1προσέχεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 7:13προσέσχηκενperfect active indicativeresultant2 Peter 1:19προσέχοντεςpresent active participleparticiple
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.