Isa 63:3 I have trodden him alone, and of the peoples
Joe 3:13 the l is full, the vats overflow; because
Mat 21:33 dug a l in it, built a tower
Rev 14:19 cast the grapes into the great wrath of
Rev 19:15 he treads the wine l of fury and wrath
Lagar (Heb. gat, yeqeb; Gr. l’nós, hupolenion). Place, place or container where grapes (also apples or olives) are crushed or pressed to obtain the broth with which wine* (and cider and oil) is made; Isa 5:2; 63:2, 3; Mat 21:33; etc.; in Zec 14:10, “the king’s winepresses” is mentioned as one of the limits of the holy city, but the place was not identified). 299. The “king’s winepresses” near Jerusalem. The remains of many ancient winepresses can be seen in Palestine today. Generally 693 were 2 excavations that could be rectangular or circular, dug into the rock to a depth of 60 to 90 cm. One of them was higher than the other, and the 2 were connected by no conduit (see 5:2). The Grapes were trodden in the largest and shallowest excavation, so that the juice would flow through the conduit to the smaller excavation, which was lower and deeper (Neh 13:15; Job 24:11, NIV; Isa 16:10; Jer 48:33), and from which it was extracted to deposit it in vessels (Hag. 2:16). See Oil, Press.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
press used to extract fruit juice, for the manufacture of wine and oil, Jb 24, 11; Jl 4, 13. Also to mash cereals, Jc 6, 11. The l. they were excavated in the rock, they had exit holes that led to containers at a lower level. The fruits were stepped on the l. with bare feet, Ne 13, 15; Jb 24, 11; Is 63, 3; Jl 4, 13. The must of the grapes dyed the clothes red, Is 63, 2. In Jerusalem there were winepresses, Ze 14, 10. Symbolically the l. it is the judgment of God; there, the blood of the courts is compared to the extracted juice, Ap 14, 17-20; Lam 1, 15; Is 63, 1-3.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Jdg 6:11; Neh 13:15; Isa 63:2-3; Mat 21:33). A trough, usually stone, lined with cement, from which the juice flowed into a tub through a hole near the bottom (Num 18:27, Num 18:30; Jdg 7:25; Isa 5:2 ; Mark 12:1). The grapes were squeezed by men who stepped on them, who held on to ropes suspended above their heads. The process is compared to the execution of God’s wrath (Lam 1:15; Rev 14:19-20; Rev 19:15).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
Place where the grapes are squeezed to get the juice out of them. They were built in various ways, but in Israel most of the l. found by archaeologists were excavations in the rock floor at the bottom of which was left a hole or a small channel through which the juice would come out. The grapes were thrown into the excavation and one or more people climbed on top of them, stepping on them and crushing them with their feet. In this way, the juice fell by gravity to containers that were placed at the end of the drainage hole or channel. This activity is called †œstepping on the l.† (Neh 13:15; Job 24:11), which was carried out to the sound of shouts or songs from the winemakers (Isa 16:10; Jer 25:30).
It is used at l. as a figure of the judgment of God, who says: †œI have trodden the l alone. …I have trodden them in my anger, and trampled them down in my fury; and his blood spattered my clothes…† (Isa 63:2-3). In Revelation an angel is described as “throwing the grapes into the great l. of the wrath of God†, from which “blood came out to the bridles of the horses, for sixteen hundred furlongs† (Rev 14:19-20).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, In the winepress the grapes were trodden. The grapes were placed in the winepress, which was a receptacle from which a tube came out that carried the juice of the crushed grapes to another receptacle that was next to it. Excavations have found places that were evidently used for these purposes: they are excavated in the rock with a shallow channel through which the juice flowed (Judg. 6:11; Neh. 13:15; Jb. 24:11 ; Isa. 5:2; 63:2; Mark 12:1; etc.). In Egypt, the grapes were pressed into a bag that was tightened by twisting. Symbolically, the winepress is used as a figure of the execution of the judgments of God; people, like grapes, are put into the winepress, and there crushed: “and blood came out of the winepress up to the bridles of the horses, for one thousand six hundred furlongs” (about the extent of Palestine) (Rev. 14:19, 20 ; 19:15).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Place where the fruits have been squeezed since ancient times to extract the corresponding liquid products: grape wine, olive oil. In the Bible the place appears on occasions as a symbol of fertility, both in the Old Testament (Jud. 6.11; Neh. 13.15; Is. 5.2; Jer. 48.33 Prov. 3.10), and in the New (Mt. 21. 33; Mc. 12. 1; Rev. 14. 19 and 19. 15).
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
Container where the olive is pressed to extract its oil, the grape is crushed to obtain the must, etc. As the harvest of the olives came after that of the grapes, the same presses were used to extract both the must and the olive oil, although there was also a type of press that was used for the olives.
The common winepresses consisted of two shallow stacks of natural limestone situated at two different levels and connected to each other by means of a small canal. (Nu 18:27, 30; 2Ki 6:27) The grapes or olives were pressed or crushed in the upper basin (gath, Ne 13:15), and the extracted juices fell into the lower vat (ye·qev, Juh 7:25; Pr 3:10; Joe 2:24; Hag 2:16). At Joel 3:13 both terms appear: “Come, go down, because the winepress has been filled. The vats in the winery really do overflow† . Apparently the term yeʹqev was also used to refer to single-stack wine presses, in which the grapes were both trodden and the juice collected. (Job 24:11; Isa 5:2; 16:10; Jer 48:33) The base of these presses was steeper than that of the conventional two-stack type already mentioned, allowing the juice to be collected in the lower part. short. If the winepress was long and narrow, like a trough, it was called a puʹrah. (Isa 63:3; Ha 2:16) The Christian Greek Scriptures also speak of the winepress (le nos, Mt 21:33), as well as the “pool for the winepress” (hy po le ·ni·on, Mk 12:1).
In one of those wine presses that was found, the top stack measured about 2.5 m. side and almost 40 cm. deep. The smallest tub, located about 60 cm. below, and in which the juice fell, had a surface of just over 1.2 m. side and a depth of almost 1 m. Gideon used such a wine press to thresh wheat. (Judg 6:11.)
In these presses, the fruit used to be crushed with bare feet or with heavy stones. For this, two to seven people, or even more, worked as a team. However, Isaiah said that Jehovah would tread the winepress alone. (Isa 63:3) Above the heads of the tramplers was a crossbeam from which ropes were hung so that they could grasp and support themselves. Spatters of “the blood of grapes” stained the outer garments of the tramplers. (Ge 49:11; Isa 63:2) Although it meant hard work, the grape-stomping season was often a time of rejoicing; Joyful shouts and songs helped to keep the rhythm of the footsteps. (Jg 9:27; Jer 25:30; 48:33) The expression “el Gitit” (translated “the winepresses” in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate), which appears in the headings of three psalms (8, 81, 84), may indicate that they were songs related to the grape harvest.
figurative use. On several occasions in the Bible the wine press is mentioned in a figurative sense. (Isa 63: 2, 3; Lam 1:15) In Jehovah’s day, when he assembles the crowds on the low plain of decision, the command is: “Put in a sickle, because the harvest is ripe. Come, descend, because the winepress is full. The vats in the winery really overflow; for their wickedness has become abundant† . (Joe 3:13, 14) Similarly, John saw in vision “the vine of the earth” thrown into the “great winepress of God’s anger,” and there trodden down until “blood came out of the winepress to the height of horse bridles† . The one who treads this winepress of “the wrath of the wrath of God the Almighty” is the one called “Faithful and True”, “The Word of God”. (Re 14:19, 20; 19:11-16)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
1. lenos (lhnov”, 3025) denotes a trough or pool, which was used especially for the treading of grapes (Mat 21:33). It was not uncommon for them to be dug into the ground or carved out of rock, as in the rock presses of present-day Palestine. In Rev 14:19, 20, twice, and 19.15, where oinos is added, lit.: “the winepress”, this term is used metaphorically with reference to the execution of divine judgment on the enemies of the Jews gathered at the end of this era, and before the establishment of the millennial reign.¶ 2. jupolenion (uJpolhvnion, 5276) was a container or trough under the same press (jupo, below, and No. 1), to collect the juice (Mk 12.1 : “he dug a tank under the winepress”, LBA, RV, RVR, RVR77, VM, Besso n: “he dug a winepress”).¶ In the LXX, Isa 16:10; Jl 3.13; Hag 2:16; Zec 14:10:¶
Source: Vine New Testament Dictionary
Rectangular cavity hollowed out of rock, or artificially constructed, in which the grapes were trodden, and from which the resulting juice drained into a receptacle located at the bottom. This term applies to the entire apparatus. The one that was full was a sign of prosperity, while the opposite represented hunger.
It is used metaphorically in Is. 63.3 and in Jl. 3.13, where the full winepress and overflowing vats indicate the greatness of the carnage that is threatened. It serves as a striking simile in Lm. 1.15, and in Rev. 14.18-20 it is part of the apocalyptic language that follows the predicted fall of Babylon.
Bibliography. M. Noth, The Old Testament World, 1966 (in cast. The Old Testament World, 1975).
FSF
Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary