ΠΡΟΠΙΕΙΝ, προπιειν
PROPIEIN, propiein
Sounds Like: pro-PI-ayn
Translations: to drink before, to drink first, to drink to one's health, to toast
From the root: ΠΡΟΠΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from πρό (before) and πίνω (to drink). It means to drink before someone else, or to drink first, often in the sense of offering a toast or drinking to someone's health. It implies a preparatory or honorific act of drinking.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4316 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:261
From the same root
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