Word study · Greek
hydropotéō
drink water only
Say it: hoo-drop-ot-EH-o (approximate)
ὑδροποτέω
What it means
To drink only water (hydōr "water" plus pinō "drink"). In 5:23, "be no longer a drinker of water only." It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- Drink water onlyAvoid wine.
- AbstainRefrain.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 5
"A drinker of water only" (5:23). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5202 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources