Greek · Strong's G4095 · Verb

πίνω

pinō

to drink

75times used
66verses
9books

How it's translated

Definition

πίνω

[in LXX chiefly for שָׁתָה ;]

to drink: absol., Luk.2:19, Jhn.4:7, al.; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:26, 31 Mrk.14:25, al.; of habitual use, Luk.1:15, Rom.14:21, al.; by meton., τὸ ποτήριον, 1Co.10:21, al.; of the earth absorbing rain (Hdt., al.), Heb.6:7; spiritually, of the blood of Christ, Jhn.6:53-54, 56; before ἐκ (of the vessel), Mat.26:27, al.; id. (of the drink; Bl., § 36, 1), Mat.26:29, Jhn.4:13-14 Rev.14:10, al.; ἀπό, Luk.22:18 (cf. ἀπο-, συν-πίνω; on the form πίεσαι, Luk.17:8, see Bl…

The forms it takes

Tense

  • Aorist 49% a whole action, seen as complete
  • Present 40% ongoing or repeated action
  • Future 5% something still to come
  • Imperfect 4% ongoing action in the past
  • Perfect 1% done, and still standing

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Physiological Processes and States › Eat, Drink 86% of uses

Sensory Events and States › Pain, Suffering 13% of uses

Physical Events and States › Events Involving Liquids and Dry Masses 1% of uses

Words with a similar meaning

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

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