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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

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Strong's Number G4608 matches the Greek σίκερα (sikera),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:15 - for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
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