Lexicon
σίκερα
sikera
G4608
G:N-N Greek

alcoholic drink

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Sikera denotes a drink named alongside wine in a prohibition on drinking it.

The attested use names a drink paired with wine in a statement that the person described will not drink either.

Senses in use

  1. Drink prohibited alongside wine · dominant

    In Luke 1:15, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the clause stating that he will drink neither wine nor this drink; the APB renders the clause, "he will drink no wine or alcoholic drink."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 1:15, the APB presents the term in the paired expression "wine or alcoholic drink." The clause rather than the English wording establishes the pairing.

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