Strong’s G4608 · Greek

σίκερα
síkera

Definition

an intoxicant, i.e. intensely fermented liquor

Etymology

of Hebrew origin (H07941);

How the KJV renders it

  • strong drink

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.