γλεύκους

gleukous

sweet wine

akin to γλυκύς; sweet wine, i.e. (properly) must (fresh juice), but used of the more saccharine (and therefore highly inebriating) fermented wine:--new wine.

G1098

Acts 2:13 · Word #6

Lexicon G1098

Lemmaγλεῦκος
Transliterationgleûkos
Strong'sG1098
In-contextsweet wine
Literalsweet-wine-new-wine

Morphology N GEN N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaγλεῦκος
Strong'sG1098

SIBI-P1 G1098-01

of sweet-must wine

Rootγλεῦκος (gleukos)
Core Meaningssweet wine, fresh must, grape-juice, new wine
Semantic Rangefreshly pressed grape-juice, sweet new wine, partially fermented must, intoxicating new wine
Conceptual SignificanceIn Acts 2:13, γλεῦκος is used mockingly of the disciples, implying intoxication from sweet, potent new wine. It highlights both the cultural familiarity with fresh fermenting wine and the misunderstanding of the Spirit’s work as drunkenness.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,GNS = Noun, Genitive, Neuter, Singular. The genitive singular form γλεύκους expresses relationship such as "of" or "from" sweet wine.
Rendering RationaleThe lemma γλεῦκος denotes freshly pressed, sweet grape-juice (must), often still fermenting. The form γλεύκους is genitive neuter singular (GNS), so the rendering "of sweet-must wine" preserves both the root sense (sweet, freshly pressed wine) and the genitive case, indicating possession, source, or description.

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Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Acts 2:13 γλεύκους gleukous sweet wine