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πίνω

To imbibe (literally or figuratively)

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πίνω G4095
Pronunciation pínō

What does πίνω (pínō) mean in the Bible?

πίνω (pínō) is a Greek word meaning "to imbibe (literally or figuratively)". πίνω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁתָה ;] to drink: absol.

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Meaning

to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition

To drink, including spiritually consuming Christ's blood through faith in the Eucharist.

to drink: absol., Luk.2:19, Jhn.4:7, al.; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:26, 31 Mrk.14:25, al.; of habitual use, Luk.1:15, Rom.14:21, al.; by meton., τὸ ποτήριον, 1Co.10:21, al.; of the earth absorbing rain (Hdt., al.), Heb.6:7; spiritually, of the blood of Christ, Jhn.6:53-54, 56; before ἐκ (of the vessel), Mat.26:27, al.; id. (of the drink; Bl., § 36, 1), Mat.26:29, Jhn.4:13-14 Rev.14:10, al.; ἀπό, Luk.22:18 (cf. ἀπο-, συν-πίνω; on the form πίεσαι, Luk.17:8, see Bl., § 21, 8, and on the contr. aor. πεῖν, M, Pr., 44 f., Thackeray, Gr., 63 f.)

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect Future Perfect
Voices
Active Middle
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 17×
Aorist Active Matt 20:22 · Matt 27:34 · Mark 10:38 · John 4:7 · John 4:9 · John 4:10 · Acts 23:12 · Acts 23:21 · Rom 14:21 · 1 Cor 9:4 · 1 Cor 10:7 · Rev 16:6 13×
Present Active Matt 20:22 · Luke 12:45 · 1 Cor 10:21 · 1 Cor 11:22 4×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 12×
Present Active Matt 11:18 · Matt 11:19 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 7:34 · John 4:13 · John 6:54 · John 6:56 · 1 Cor 11:29 · Matt 24:38 · Luke 10:7 10×
Aorist Active Luke 5:39 · Heb 6:7 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 20×
Aorist Active Matt 26:29 · Matt 26:42 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 17:8 · Luke 22:18 · John 18:11 · Matt 6:31 · 1 Cor 15:32 · Luke 1:15 · John 4:14 · Luke 12:29 · John 6:53 · Mark 16:18 13×
Present Active Luke 22:30 · 1 Cor 11:25 · 1 Cor 11:26 · Matt 24:49 · 1 Cor 11:27 · Matt 26:29 · Mark 14:25 7×
Indicative states a fact or reality 19×
Present Active Mark 10:38 · Mark 10:39 · Luke 5:30 · 1 Cor 10:31 · Luke 5:33 · 1 Cor 11:29 6×
Aorist Active Mark 14:23 · 1 Cor 10:4 · John 4:12 · Acts 9:9 · Luke 13:26 5×
Future Middle Matt 20:23 · Mark 10:39 · Luke 17:8 · Rev 14:10 4×
Imperfect Active Luke 17:27 · Luke 17:28 · 1 Cor 10:4 3×
Perfect Active Rev 18:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 4×
Present Active John 7:37 · 1 Cor 11:28 2×
Aorist Active Matt 26:27 · Luke 12:19 2×
72 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 55 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 4 ongoing 3 prospective 3 resultant 1 imperative 4 background 3 subjunctive 18 infinitive 11 participle 8
Tense
aorist 30 present 18 imperfect 3 future 3 perfect 1
Voice
active 52 middle 3
Mood
subjunctive 18 indicative 14 infinitive 11 participle 8 imperative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:31 πίωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 11:19 πίνων present active participle participle Matthew 20:22 πιεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:22 πίνειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:23 πίεσθε future middle indicative prospective Matthew 26:27 Πίετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 26:29 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:29 πίνω present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:42 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:34 πιεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:34 πιεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:38 πιεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:38 πίνω present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:39 πίνω present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:39 πίεσθε future middle indicative prospective Mark 14:23 ἔπιον aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:25 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:25 πίνω present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 16:18 πίωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 1:15 πίῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 5:39 πιὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 7:33 πίνων present active participle participle Luke 7:34 πίνων present active participle participle Luke 12:19 πίε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 12:29 πίητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 13:26 ἐπίομεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 17:27 ἔπινον imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:28 ἔπινον imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:8 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 22:18 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 4:10 πεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive John 4:12 ἔπιεν aorist active indicative completed John 4:13 πίνων present active participle participle John 4:14 πίῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 4:7 πεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive John 4:9 πεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive John 6:53 πίητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 6:54 πίνων present active participle participle John 6:56 πίνων present active participle participle John 7:37 πινέτω present active imperative imperative +15 more occurrences

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)

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
Jeremiah 25:15-29 drink pínō
to consume a cup as divine judgment, figurative of God's wrath
Luke 12:22-34 drink pínō Subjunctive · Aorist Active
literal consumption of beverages as basic human need and sustenance
Jeremiah 35:1-11 drink pínō
habitual practice or abstention from drinking as religious observance
Luke 17:20-37 drink pínō Indicative · Imperfect Active
ordinary daily activity contrasted with eschatological judgment and upheaval
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.

ἐσθίω · πίνω G2068, G4095
neither eating nor drinking
ἐσθίω · πίνω · γαμέω G2068, G4095, G1060
they were eating, drinking, marrying
ἐσθίω · πίνω · ἐνώπιον G2068, G4095, G1799
we ate and drank in your presence
ἐσθίω · πίνω · εὐφραίνω G2068, G4095, G2165
eat, drink, celebrate, enjoy yourself
ἐσθίω · πίνω · μεθύσκω G2068, G4095, G3182
to eat, drink, and become drunk
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.

John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

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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