noun · neuter
sikera
Greekσίκερα (sikera)
Strong’sG4608
intoxicating drink
stem siker-once in the New Testament0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† σίκερα, τό indecl.
(Aram. שִׁכְרָא), [in LXX for שֵׁכָר (also rendered μέθυσμα, Jg 13:4, Mi 2:11), Le 10:9, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4608 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsik'-er-ah
an intoxicant, i.e. intensely fermented liquor
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King Jamesstrong drink.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | sikera | sikera |
| of, belonging to genitive | sikera | sikera |
| to, for dative | sikera | sikera |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sikera1×
Luke 1:15“strong drink”eti gar megos enōpion tou kuriou, kai oinon kai sikera ouk mē pinateia, kai pneumeu hagieu pimplēiti ēti ek koiliau mētērau autou,for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.