Drunkard
οἰνοπότηςStrong’s G3630oinopotēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oinopotēs is the Greek word usually translated “drunkard”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.”
Meaning
Usually translated “drunkard”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a drunkard 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
οἰνοπότης oinopotēs · drunkard
οἰνο-πότης, -ου, ὁ (οίνος + πότης, a drinker), poët. and late prose, [in LXX: Pro.23:20 (יַיִן סָבָא)* ;] a wine-drinker, wine-bibber: Mat.11:19, Luk.7:34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “drunkard” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DRUNKARD, noun
One given to ebriety or an excessive used of strong liquor; a person who habitually or frequently is drunk.
- “A drunkard and a glutton shall come to poverty” Proverbs 23:21
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.