What does στρηνιάω (strēniáō) mean in the Bible?
στρηνιάω (strēniáō) is a Greek word meaning "to be luxurious".
Greek · G4763
στρηνιάω
To be luxurious
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στρηνιάωG4763
Pronunciationstrēniáō
What does στρηνιάω (strēniáō) mean in the Bible?
στρηνιάω (strēniáō) is a Greek word meaning "to be luxurious".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4763?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lived in luxury (2).
Where does στρηνιάω (strēniáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Revelation 18:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itlived in luxury2×Revelation 18:7, Revelation 18:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRevelation 18:7
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Revelation2
Source forms
ἐστρηνίασεν1xestrēniasenRevelation 18:7
στρηνιάσαντες1xstrēniasantesRevelation 18:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xRevelation 18:7
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xRevelation 18:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to be luxurious
Source Gloss
to be luxurious
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(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).
Synonymsσπαταλάω (which see), τρυφάω
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Revelation 18:7Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐστρηνίασε,estrhniasen
I live luxuriously
Read verseRevelation 18:9Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
στρηνιάσαντες,strhniasantev
I live luxuriously
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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
στρηνιάω is built from this root:
στρῆνοςG4764