"intrans. to tread, Lk. 10:19; trans. to tread the winepress, Rev. 14:20; 19:15; to trample, Lk. 21:24; Rev. 11:2*"
Definition and meaning
intrans. to tread, Lk. 10:19; trans. to tread the winepress, Rev. 14:20; 19:15; to trample, Lk. 21:24; Rev. 11:2*
In the original Greek the word is written: πατέω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pateo (G3961) across the King James Bible.
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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Common questions
Strong's G3961 (pateo) is a Greek word that means: intrans. to tread, Lk. 10:19; trans. to tread the winepress, Rev. 14:20; 19:15; to trample, Lk. 21:24; Rev. 11:2* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word pateo (G3961) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3961 is pateo, a Greek word defined as: intrans. to tread, Lk. 10:19; trans. to tread the winepress, Rev. 14:20; 19:15; to trample, Lk. 21:24; Rev. 11:2*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pateo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.