"to drink, Mt. 6:25, 31; 26:27, 29, et al. freq.; trop. of the earth, to drink in, imbibe, Heb. 6:7"
Definition and meaning
to drink, Mt. 6:25, 31; 26:27, 29, et al. freq.; trop. of the earth, to drink in, imbibe, Heb. 6:7
In the original Greek the word is written: πίνω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 pino (G4095) across the King James Bible.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
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Common questions
Strong's G4095 (pino) is a Greek word that means: to drink, Mt. 6:25, 31; 26:27, 29, et al. freq.; trop. of the earth, to drink in, imbibe, Heb. 6:7 It appears 66 times in the King James Bible.
The word pino (G4095) appears 66 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4095 is pino, a Greek word defined as: to drink, Mt. 6:25, 31; 26:27, 29, et al. freq.; trop. of the earth, to drink in, imbibe, Heb. 6:7. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pino is a Greek word found in the New Testament.