γλεῦκος (gleukos)
gleukos
sweet wine
Quick Reference
- Language
- Koine Greek
- Testament
- New Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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Word Overview
The noun gleukos refers to fresh grape juice or newly pressed must before fermentation is complete. In Acts 2:13, onlookers at Pentecost mock the disciples’ ecstatic speech as drunkenness from this sweet new wine. This detail highlights how quickly fermented alcohol was expected in social settings, making the charge of intoxication plausible to casual observers.
Lexical sources note that gleukos appears in the Septuagint for Hebrew words describing unfermented juice, emphasizing its status as a raw agricultural product rather than a stored beverage. The term distinguishes the immediate, sugary state of the grape from mature wine, capturing a specific moment in the winemaking process that carries vivid sensory weight.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word gleukos describes fresh grape juice or newly pressed must before fermentation is complete. In Acts 2:13, onlookers at Pentecost mock the disciples’ ecstatic speech as drunkenness from this sweet new wine. This detail highlights how quickly fermented alcohol was expected in social settings, making the charge of intoxication plausible to casual observers.
Lexical sources note that gleukos appears in the Septuagint for Hebrew words describing unfermented juice, emphasizing its status as a raw agricultural product rather than a stored beverage. The term distinguishes the immediate, sugary state of the grape from mature wine, capturing a specific moment in the winemaking process that carries vivid sensory weight.
Understanding this word helps us see the cultural context of Pentecost. The disciples were not drinking old wine but experiencing something new and unexpected. This reminds us that God’s work often surprises those around us with fresh energy and clarity, even when it looks like confusion to outsiders.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- Of new wine1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- γλεύκους1×
Key Verses
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Acts 2:13
Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”
This verse uses gleukos to describe the 'new wine' that mockers claimed filled the disciples, highlighting the immediate and unexpected nature of their experience.