Strēniáō — G4763
G4763 · Greek — στρηνιάω
Pronunciation: stray-nee-ah'-o
Definition
verb
to be luxurious
- to be wanton, to live luxuriously
Usually translated as
live deliciously
Origin
from a presumed derivative of G4764
Occurrences
Strēniáō occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Revelation (2)
- Revelation 18:7 — How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously (ἐστρηνίασεν), 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.
- Revelation 18:9 — And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously (στρηνιάσαντες) with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Strong's Lexicon — S