πίνωpínō
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4095
Meanings
to drink: absolutely, Luke 2:19, John 4:7, and elsewhere; with accusative of thing, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:31, Mark 14:25, and elsewhere; of habitual use, Luke 1:15, Romans 14:21, and elsewhere; by by metonymy, τὸ ποτήριον, 1 Corinthians 10:21, and elsewhere; of the earth absorbing rain, Hebrews 6:7; spiritually, of the blood of Christ, John 6:53, John 6:54, John 6:56; followed by ἐκ (of the vessel), Matthew 26:27, and elsewhere; id. (of the drink; Bl., § 36, 1), Matthew 26:29, John 4:13, John 4:14, Revelation 14:10, and elsewhere; ἀπό, Luke 22:18 (cf. ἀπο-, συν-πίνω; on the form πίεσαι, Luke 17:8, see Bl., § 21, 8, and on the contr. aorist πεῖν, M, Pr., 44 f., Thackeray, Gr., 63 f.).
Same root
- ὑδροποτέωhydropotéō · G5202to be a water-drinker, i.e. to abstain from vinous beverages
- πότοςpótos · G4224a drinking-bout or carousal
- πόσιςpósis · G4213a drinking (the act), i.e. (concretely) a draught
- συμπίνωsympínō · G4844to partake a beverage in company
- ποτήριονpotḗrion · G4221a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
- ποταμόςpotamós · G4215a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water
- καταπίνωkatapínō · G2666to drink down, i.e. gulp entire (literally or figuratively)
- οἰνοπότηςoinopótēs · G3630a tippler
Where it appears
Appears 72 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
- Matthew 6:31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
- Matthew 11:18 For John didn’t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’
- Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”
- Matthew 20:22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?” “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
- Matthew 20:23 Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”
See every passage
- Matthew 6:25, 6:31, 11:18, 11:19, 20:22, 20:23, 24:38, 24:49, 26:27, 26:29, 26:42, 27:34
- Mark 10:38, 10:39, 14:23, 14:25
- Luke 1:15, 5:30, 5:33, 5:39, 7:33, 7:34, 10:7, 12:19, 12:29, 12:45, 13:26, 17:8, 17:27, 17:28, 22:18, 22:30
- John 4:7, 4:9, 4:10, 4:12, 4:13, 4:14, 6:53, 6:54, 6:56, 7:37, 18:11
- Acts 9:9, 23:12, 23:21
- Romans 14:21
- 1 Corinthians 9:4, 10:4, 10:7, 10:21, 10:31, 11:22, 11:25, 11:26, 11:27, 11:28, 11:29, 15:32
- Hebrews 6:7
- Revelation 14:10, 16:6, 18:3
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.