οἰνοφλυγία (oinophlugia)
oinophlugia
drunkenness
Quick Reference
- Language
- Koine Greek
- Testament
- New Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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Word Overview
The noun oinophlugia refers to drunkenness or debauchery, appearing only once in the New Testament at 1 Peter 4:3. Its etymology combines words for wine and bubbling up, suggesting a state of overflow or loss of control.
Peter uses this term to describe past lifestyles that contrast sharply with Christian living. It captures not just intoxication but the broader excesses associated with it. The word highlights a clear break from former behaviors.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word oinophlugia appears just once in the New Testament, found in 1 Peter 4:3. It describes a state of drunkenness that goes beyond simple intoxication, pointing to the wild excesses and loss of control that characterized life before faith. Peter uses this term to highlight how drastically different our current path is from our past.
Recognizing this contrast helps us appreciate the freedom we have in Christ. It reminds us that we are not bound by old patterns of behavior or the desire to lose ourselves in excess. Instead, we are called to live with self-control and clarity, reflecting the light of God in our daily actions.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- in drunkenness,1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- οἰνοφλυγίαις,1×
Key Verses
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I Peter 4:3
For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
This verse lists drunkenness as part of a past lifestyle that believers have turned away from, emphasizing the sharp break between former excess and present holiness.