πόσις
posis · drink
Greek word · Strong’s number G4213 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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posis (πόσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “drink”.
Also the act of drinking.
How to say it
po·sis
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What one takes to quench thirst; taking it.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- drinking ×2
- drink ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 6:55
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
- Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Colossians 2:16
So let no one judge you in eating or in drinking, or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths,