### Core Meaning & Semantic Range
The Greek word **lēnós**, represented by `{{G3025}}`, refers to a **winepress** or trough. It appears 5 times across 4 unique verses in scripture. While its base definition points to a common agricultural tool, its biblical usage is primarily as a powerful symbol of divine judgment.
### Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis
In its literal sense, `{{G3025}}` is presented as a standard component of a vineyard. In a parable in Matthew, a **householder** `{{G3617}}` **planted** `{{G5452}}` a **vineyard** `{{G290}}`, and as part of its preparation, **digged** `{{G3736}}` a **winepress** in it [[Matthew 21:33]]. However, in the book of Revelation, the term is used exclusively in a figurative sense. It becomes "the great **winepress** of the **wrath** `{{G2372}}` of God" [[Revelation 14:19]]. This imagery is further detailed when the **winepress** is **trodden** `{{G3961}}` and blood flows out from it [[Revelation 14:20]], and it is identified as "the **winepress** of the **fierceness** `{{G2372}}` and wrath of Almighty God" [[Revelation 19:15]].
### Related Words & Concepts
Several related words are essential to understanding the context and function of the **winepress**:
* `{{G290}}` **ampelṓn** (a vineyard): This is the agricultural setting where a **winepress** is typically located. It is the place prepared by the **householder** `{{G3617}}` before he **digged** `{{G3736}}` the **winepress** [[Matthew 21:33]].
* `{{G3961}}` **patéō** (to trample): This word describes the action performed at the **winepress**. In Revelation, the **winepress** is **trodden** [[Revelation 14:20]], and Christ himself **treadeth** the **winepress** of God's wrath [[Revelation 19:15]].
* `{{G5166}}` **trygáō** (to collect the vintage): This refers to the harvest that is placed into the **winepress**. An angel is commanded to **gather** the clusters of the **vine** `{{G288}}` of the earth and cast them into the **winepress** of God's wrath [[Revelation 14:19]].
* `{{G2372}}` **thymós** (passion (as if breathing hard)): This word defines the symbolic nature of the **winepress** in Revelation, which is explicitly called "the great **winepress** of the **wrath** of God" [[Revelation 14:19]] and "the **winepress** of the **fierceness** and wrath" of God [[Revelation 19:15]].
### Theological Significance
The theological weight of `{{G3025}}` is concentrated in its apocalyptic imagery:
* **A Vessel of Judgment:** The **winepress** is transformed from a place of fruit processing into a symbol of divine judgment. The harvest cast into it is not for sustenance but for the execution of God's **wrath** `{{G2372}}` [[Revelation 14:19]].
* **The Execution of Divine Wrath:** The act of treading the **winepress** symbolizes the active and final outpouring of judgment. Christ is depicted as the one who **treadeth** `{{G3961}}` "the **winepress** of the **fierceness** `{{G2372}}` and wrath of Almighty God" [[Revelation 19:15]].
* **The Harvest of the Earth:** The contents of the **winepress** are described as "the **vine** `{{G288}}` of the earth," which is **gathered** `{{G5166}}` by an angel with a **sickle** `{{G1407}}`. The result of this treading is not **wine** `{{G3631}}`, but a flow of blood [[Revelation 14:20]].
### Summary
In summary, `{{G3025}}` transitions from a simple agricultural object to a profound theological symbol. While it is introduced in Matthew as a literal trough **digged** `{{G3736}}` in a **vineyard** `{{G290}}`, its primary significance is found in Revelation. There, it serves as a terrifying and vivid depiction of God's final judgment, a vessel where the **fierceness** `{{G2372}}` and wrath of God are poured out upon the earth.
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