GreekG2897Noun (Feminine)

κραιπάλη

kraipalē

1Occurrences
G2897Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, a headache (as a seizure of pain) from drunkenness, i.e. (by implication) a debauch (by analogy, a glut)

probably from the same as G726 (ἁρπάζω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
-ης, ἡ drunken nausea (EV, surfeiting).
Synonyms
κῶμος, revelling; μέθη, drunkeness; οἰνοφλυγία, a debauch; πότος, a drinking bout (see Tr., Syn., § lxi).

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

κραιπάλη appears 1 time in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
1

Key Passages

Luke 21:34BSB

But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

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