"luxury, sensuality, Rev. 18:3*"
Definition and meaning
luxury, sensuality, Rev. 18:3*
In the original Greek the word is written: στρῆνος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
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 strenos (G4764) across the King James Bible.
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
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Common questions
Strong's G4764 (strenos) is a Greek word that means: luxury, sensuality, Rev. 18:3* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word strenos (G4764) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4764 is strenos, a Greek word defined as: luxury, sensuality, Rev. 18:3*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
strenos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.