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5:18 (cf. John 2:10; 1 Tim. 3:8; Titus 2:3). In Matt. 27:34, the
RV
has “wine” (
KJV
,
“vinegar,” translating the inferior reading
@
).
The drinking of “wine” could be a stumbling block and the apostle enjoins abstinence
in this respect, as in others, so as to avoid giving an occasion of stumbling to a brother,
Rom. 14:21. Contrast 1 Tim. 5:23, which has an entirely different connection. The word
is used metaphorically (a) of the evils ministered to the nations by religious Babylon,
14:8; 17:2; 18:3; (b) of the contents of the cup of divine wrath upon the nations and
Babylon, Rev. 14:10; 16:19; 19:15.
2.
$
(
, 1098) denotes sweet “new wine,” or must, Acts 2:13, where the
accusation shows that it was intoxicant and must have been undergoing fermentation
some time.¶ In the Sept, Job 32:19.¶
Note:
In instituting the Lord’s Supper He speaks of the contents of the cup as the
“fruit of the vine.” So Mark 14:25.
For
GIVEN TO WINE
see
BRAWLER
, No. 1
WINEBIBBER
(
*
, 3630), “a wine drinker” (
, and
, “a drinker”), is used
in Matt. 11:19; Luke 7:34.¶ In the Sept., Prov. 23:20.¶
For
WINEBIBBINGS
see
EXCESS
,
Note
(2)
WINEPRESS, WINE-VAT
1.
(
, 3025) denotes “a trough or vat,” used especially for the treading of
grapes, Matt. 21:33. Not infrequently they were dug out in the soil or excavated in a rock,
as in the rock vats in Palestine today. In Rev. 14:19, 20 (twice) and 19:15 (where
is
added, lit.. “the winepress of the wine”) the word is used metaphorically with reference to
the execution of divine judgment upon the gathered foes of the Jews at the close of this
age preliminary to the establishment of the millennial kingdom.¶
2.
$
(
% )
, 5276) was “a vessel” or “trough” beneath the press itself
(
$
, “beneath,” and No. 1), for receiving the juice, Mark 12:1,
RV
, “a pit for the
winepress.”¶ In the Sept., Isa. 16:10; Joel 3:13; Hag. 2:16; Zech. 14:10.¶
For
WINESKINS
see
SKIN
WING
$@
(
!$
, 4420) is used of birds, Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34; symbolically in Rev.
12:14,
RV
, “the two wings of the great eagle” (
KJV
, “two wings of a great eagle”),
suggesting the definiteness of the action, the “wings” indicating rapidity and protection,
an allusion, perhaps, to Exod. 19:4 and Deut. 32:11, 12; of the “living creatures” in a
vision, Rev. 4:8; 9:9.¶ Cf.
$
, “a pinnacle.”
For
WINK AT
see
OVERLOOK
WINTER (Noun and Verb)
A. Noun.
(
0
, 5494) denotes “winter,” in Matt. 24:20; Mark 13:18; John 10:22; 2
Tim. 4:21. See
TEMPEST
.
B. Verb.