To revel
στρηνιάωStrong’s G4763strēniaō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Strēniaō is the Greek word usually translated “lived in luxury” and “having lived luxuriously”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.”
Meaning
Usually translated “lived in luxury” and “having lived luxuriously”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lived in luxury 1
- having lived luxuriously 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 2
1 book in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
στρηνιάω strēniaō · to revel
στρηνιάω, ῶ (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).† SYN.: σπαταλάω (which see), τρυφάω (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “revel” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REV'EL, verb intransitive
[Latin rabo, rabio, to rage, whence rabies, rabid.]
- To feast with loose and clamorous merriment; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian.
- To move playfully or without regularity.
All definitions and other forms of “revel”
REV'EL, noun
A feast with loose and noisy jollity.
REVEL', verb transitive
[Latin revello; re and vello, to pull.]
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.