στρηνιάωstrēniáō
to be luxurious
Greek (New Testament) · G4763
Meanings
a word which first appears in the middle comedy (Rutherford, NPhr., 475 f.), to run riot, wax wanton: Revelation 18:7, Revelation 18:9 (cf. κατα-στρηνιάω).
Synonyms
σπαταλάω (see that word), τρυφάω
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Revelation 18:7 She glorified herself and lived in luxury, so match it now with torment and sorrow. She boasted in her heart, ‘I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, and I have no reason to mourn.’
- Revelation 18:9 And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.