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Lexicon :: Strong's G4608 - sikera

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σίκερα
Transliteration
sikera (Key)
Pronunciation
sik'-er-ah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin שֵׁכָר (H7941)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σίκερα síkera, sik'-er-ah; of Hebrew origin (H7941); an intoxicant, i.e. intensely fermented liquor:—strong drink.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4608 in the following manner: strong drink (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4608 in the following manner: strong drink (1x).

  1. strong drink, an intoxicating beverage, different from wine; it was a artificial product, made of a mixture of sweet ingredients, whether derived from grain and vegetables, or from the juice of fruits (dates), or a decoction of honey

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σίκερα síkera, sik'-er-ah; of Hebrew origin (H7941); an intoxicant, i.e. intensely fermented liquor:—strong drink.
STRONGS G4608:
σίκερα, τό (Hebrew שֵׁכָר (rather, according to Kautzsch (Gram., p. 11) for שִׁכְרָא (properly, σικρα) the stative emphatic of שְׁכַר (literally, 'intoxicating' drink))), indeclinable (Winers Grammar, 68 (66); Buttmann, 24 (21)) (yet Eusebius, praep. evang. 6, 10, 8 has a genitive σικερος (and Sophocles in his Lex. quotes from Cyrill. Alex. 1, 1041 d. (edited by Migne) a genitive σικερατος), strong drink, an intoxicating beverage, different from wine (except in Numbers 28:7 (cf. Isaiah 28:7)); it was a factitious product, made of a mixture of sweet ingredients, whether derived from grain and vegetables, or from the juice of fruits (dates), or a decoction of honey: Luke 1:15 (Leviticus 10:9; Numbers 6:3; Deuteronomy 14:25 (Deuteronomy 14:26); Deuteronomy 29:6, etc.; the same Hebrew word is rendered also by μέθυσμα, Judges 13:4, 7, 14; Micah 2:11). Cf. Winers RWB under the word Wein, künstlicher; (B. D., under the word ).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
10:9
Numbers
6:3; 28:7
Deuteronomy
14:25; 14:26; 29:6
Judges
13:4; 13:7; 13:14
Isaiah
28:7
Micah
2:11
Luke
1:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4608 matches the Greek σίκερα (sikera),
which occurs 15 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:9 - Ye shall not drink wine nor strong drink, thou and thy sons with thee, whensoever ye enter into the tabernacle of witness, or when ye approach the altar, so shall ye not die; it is a perpetual statute for your generations,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - he shall purely abstain from wine and strong drink; and he shall drink no vinegar of wine or vinegar of strong drink; and whatever is made of the grape he shall not drink; neither shall he eat fresh grapes or raisins,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:7 - And its drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin to each lamb; in the holy place shalt thou pour strong drink as a drink-offering to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - And thou shalt give the money for whatsoever thy soul shall desire, for oxen or for sheep, or for wine, or thou shalt lay it out on strong drink, or on whatsoever thy soul may desire, and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice and thy house,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:6 - (LXX 29:5) Ye did not eat bread, ye did not drink wine or strong drink, that ye might know that I am the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4 - And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7 - And he said to me, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing; for the child shall be holy to God from the womb until the day of his death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:14 - She shall eat of nothing that comes of the vine [fn]yielding wine, and let her not drink wine or strong liquor, and let her not eat anything unclean: all things that I have charged her she shall observe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Woe to them that rise up in the morning, and follow strong drink; who wait at it till the evening: for the wine shall inflame them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Woe to the strong ones of you that drink wine, and the mighty ones that mingle strong drink:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 - They are ashamed, they have not drunk wine; strong drink has become bitter to them that drink it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - For these have trespassed through wine; they have erred through strong drink: the priest and the prophet are mad through strong drink, they are swallowed up by reason of wine, they have staggered [fn]through drunkenness; they have erred: this is their vision.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Faint ye, and be amazed, and be overpowered, not with strong drink nor with wine.
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