Drunken
πάροινοςStrong’s G3943paroinos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paroinos is the Greek word usually translated “given to wine”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”
Meaning
Usually translated “given to wine”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- given to wine 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
πάροινος paroinos · drunken
πάρ-οινος, -ον = cl., παροινικός (παρά, οἶνος), given to wine, drunken: 1Ti.3:3, Tit.1:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “drunken” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DRUNKEN, adjective
Drunkn. [participle of drink, but now used chiefly as an adjective, and often contracted to drunk.]
- Intoxicated; inebriated with strong liquor.
- Given to drunkenness; as a drunken butler.
- Saturated with liquor or moisture; drenched.
- Proceeding from intoxication; done in a state of drunkenness; as a drunken quarrel.
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.