drunkard
Oinopotes is an accusatory label for a person alleged to be a drunkard in sayings about the Son of Man.
The attested use is an accusatory label applied to the Son of Man by others after describing him as eating and drinking; both verses place it alongside an accusation of gluttony and friendship with tax collectors and sinners.
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Accusatory label for an alleged drunkard · dominant
In Luke 7:34, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in the accusation directed at the Son of Man after he is described as eating and drinking; the APB renders the clause "a human who is a glutton and a drunkard." Matthew 11:19 presents the same form in the parallel accusation, where the APB renders "a gluttonous man and a drunkard."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Luke 7:34 and Matthew 11:19, the APB presents the accusation with "drunkard." This rendering is read in the context of the whole accusatory clause.