ὄξος
óxos
sour wine
A beverage made from sour wine or vinegar, especially as a common, inexpensive drink among working classes in Greco-Roman antiquity; specifically denotes 'sour wine' or vinegar used for drinking, refreshment, or culinary purposes. The term may also refer to any diluted, sour fermented liquid used to quench thirst or flavor food.
John 19:30 · Word #5
Lexicon G3690
| Lemma | ὄξος |
| Transliteration | óxos |
| Strong's | G3690 |
| Definition | A beverage made from sour wine or vinegar, especially as a common, inexpensive drink among working classes in Greco-Roman antiquity; specifically denotes 'sour wine' or vinegar used for drinking, refreshment, or culinary purposes. The term may also refer to any diluted, sour fermented liquid used to quench thirst or flavor food. |
Morphology N ACC N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | sour wine |
| Literal | vinegar-sour-wine |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὄξος |
| Strong's | G3690 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3690-01
sour wine
| Morphological Notes | Noun; accusative singular; neuter. Denotes one instance of a sour or acidic beverage functioning as the object in a clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Sour wine" directly reflects the root idea of sharpness or acidity (ὀξ-) and aligns with its common Greco-Roman use as a diluted, acidic drink. The accusative singular neuter form denotes a single instance of this substance as a direct object. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
sour wine
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'sour wine' is faithful to the standard and contextually appropriate translation per the silex_definition. |