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The act of sipping, as understood in modern terms, involves taking in liquid slowly or in small quantities. The etymology of "sip" traces back to Middle English, related to the word "sup," which means to take liquid into the mouth in small quantities.<br><br><b>Biblical Context and Usage:</b> <br>While the specific act of sipping is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, the broader concept of drinking is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. Drinking, whether of water, wine, or other beverages, is often depicted in both literal and metaphorical contexts.<br><br>1. <b>Literal Drinking:</b> <br>· <b>Water:</b> In the Bible, water is a symbol of life and sustenance. In <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> , Jesus speaks to the Samaritan woman at the well, saying, "But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life." This passage highlights the life-giving and sustaining nature of water, which can be consumed in various ways, including sipping.<br>· <b>Wine:</b> Wine is frequently mentioned in the Bible, often associated with celebration and covenant. In <a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm">1 Timothy 5:23</a> , Paul advises Timothy, "Stop drinking only water and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses." This suggests moderation in consumption, which aligns with the concept of sipping rather than drinking in excess.<br><br>2. <b>Metaphorical Drinking:</b> <br>· <b>Spiritual Nourishment:</b> The act of drinking is often used metaphorically to describe spiritual nourishment and the reception of God's word. In <a href="/isaiah/55.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a> , the invitation is extended: "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk, without money and without cost." This passage invites believers to partake in the spiritual sustenance offered by God, which can be received gradually, akin to sipping.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b> <br>The concept of sipping, when considered in a biblical context, can be seen as a metaphor for moderation and mindfulness in consumption. The Bible frequently warns against excess and encourages believers to practice self-control. <a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Proverbs 23:20-21</a> states, "Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags." This admonition underscores the importance of moderation, which can be symbolically represented by the act of sipping.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Insights:</b> <br>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, where the Bible was written, communal meals and the sharing of drinks were significant social and religious practices. The act of drinking together, whether in small sips or larger quantities, was a means of fellowship and covenant-making. The Last Supper, as described in the Gospels, is a prime example of this, where Jesus shares wine with His disciples as a symbol of the new covenant (<a href="/matthew/26-27.htm">Matthew 26:27-28</a>).<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b> <br>For contemporary believers, the idea of sipping can serve as a reminder to approach all aspects of life with moderation and intentionality. Whether in physical consumption or spiritual practices, taking time to savor and reflect can lead to a deeper appreciation and understanding of God's provisions and teachings.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. t.</I>) To drink or imbibe in small quantities; especially, to take in with the lips in small quantities, as a liquid; as, to sip tea.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To draw into the mouth; to suck up; as, a bee sips nectar from the flowers.<p>3. (<I>v. t.</I>) To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.<p>4. (<I>v. i.</I>) To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips; to take a sip or sips of something.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The act of sipping; the taking of a liquid with the lips.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) A small draught taken with the lips; a slight taste.<p>7. (<I>v. i.</I>) See Seep.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4989.htm"><span class="l">4989. Sosipatros -- "of a safe father," Sosipater, a Christian</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Sosipatros. 4990 . "of a safe father," Sosipater, a Christian. Part of Speech:<br> Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Sosipatros Phonetic Spelling: (so-<b>sip</b>'-at-ros <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4989.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5966.htm"><span class="l">5966. ala -- perhaps to <b>sip</b> up</span></a><br><b>...</b> perhaps to <b>sip</b> up. Transliteration: ala Phonetic Spelling: (aw-lah') Short Definition:<br> suck. <b>...</b> root Definition perhaps to <b>sip</b> up NASB Word Usage suck (1). suck up. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5966.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5598.htm"><span class="l">5598. Sippay -- a Philistine</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5597, 5598. Sippay. 5599 . a Philistine. Transliteration: Sippay Phonetic<br> Spelling: (<b>sip</b>-pah'-ee) Short Definition: Sippai. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5598.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5604.htm"><span class="l">5604. sippun -- a ceiling</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5603, 5604. sippun. 5605 . a ceiling. Transliteration: sippun Phonetic<br> Spelling: (<b>sip</b>-poon') Short Definition: ceiling. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5604.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/as_thy_days_so_shall.htm"><span class="l">"As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You will find it one thing to <b>sip</b> the cup of medicine, but quite another thing to<br> lie in bed a dreary week or month, and to drink on, and on, and on of that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/as thy days so shall.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/the_ten_commandments/3_3_the_wrath_of_god.htm"><span class="l">The Wrath of God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> towards those whom he hates? If they who <b>sip</b> of the cup find it so bitter,<br> what will they do who drink its dregs? Psal 75: 8. Solomon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/watson/the ten commandments/3 3 the wrath of god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/orr/food_for_the_lambs_or_helps_for_young_christians/the_precious_ointment.htm"><span class="l">The Precious Ointment.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> life. Do not use the dollars for yourself and give him the pennies. Do not<br> <b>sip</b> the honey from the flower and give him the leaves. Do <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/the precious ointment.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_2_1856/false_professors_solemnly_warned.htm"><span class="l">False Professors Solemnly Warned</span></a> <br><b>...</b> never ought to be there, who would be fit members of an ale-house or any favourite<br> resort of the gay and frivolous, but who never ought to <b>sip</b> the sacramental <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/false professors solemnly warned.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/the_desolations_of_the_lord.htm"><span class="l">The Desolations of the Lord, the Consolation of his Saints</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Christ's aim, it also must suffer like Jesus. This year we have been made<br> to <b>sip</b> of that cup. The blood of our martyrs has been <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the desolations of the lord.htm</font><p><a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/september_4_come_ye_yourselves.htm"><span class="l">September 4. "Come Ye Yourselves Apart" (Mark vi. 31).</span></a> <br><b>...</b> upon God. You cannot go through twenty-four hours with two or three breaths<br> of air, in the morning, as you <b>sip</b> your coffee. But <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /september 4 come ye yourselves.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/liv_mans_medley.htm"><span class="l">Man's Medley</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Taste of the cheer; But as birds drink, and straight lift up their head,. So must<br> he <b>sip</b>, and think. Of better drink. He may attain to after he is dead. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/liv mans medley.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/list_of_characters_and_places.htm"><span class="l">List of Characters and Places</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Seti,"Set'-ee, second son to Meneptah, beloved of Io. Siptah,"<b>Sip</b>'-tah,<br> son of Amon-meses and claimant to the Egyptian throne. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/list of characters and places.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_modesty/chapter_x_repentance_more_competent_to.htm"><span class="l">Repentance More Competent to Heathens than to Christians.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> worthily both the idol of drunkenness, and the brize of adultery by which the chalice<br> will quickly be followed, (a chalice) from which you <b>sip</b> nothing more <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on modesty/chapter x repentance more competent to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/orr/the_gospel_day_/chapter_xiv_evil_habits_and.htm"><span class="l">Evil Habits and Injurious Indulgences.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The professed follower of Christ who loves to <b>sip</b> the wine-cup, and by this text<br> persuades himself to believe he is not violating God's law, wrests it to his <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter xiv evil habits and.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/sip.htm"><span class="l"><b>Sip</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) To drink or imbibe in small quantities; especially, to take in with the<br> lips in small quantities, as a liquid; as, to <b>sip</b> tea. <b>...</b><b>Sip</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sip.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sip'pai.htm"><span class="l"><b>Sip</b>'pai (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Sip</b>'pai. Sippai, <b>Sip</b>'pai. Sir . Multi-Version Concordance <b>Sip</b>'pai<br> (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 20:4 And it came to pass <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sip'pai.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sup.htm"><span class="l">Sup (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To take into the mouth with the lips, as<br> a liquid; to take or drink by a little at a time; to <b>sip</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sup.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sippai.htm"><span class="l">Sippai (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SIPPAI. <b>sip</b>'-i, si-pa'-i. See SAPH.<br> Multi-Version Concordance Sippai (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sippai.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sion.htm"><span class="l">Sion (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sion.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nip.htm"><span class="l">Nip (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A <b>sip</b> or small draught; esp., a draught<br> of intoxicating liquor; a dram. 2. (vt) To catch and enclose <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nip.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/ivvah.htm"><span class="l">Ivvah (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The identification of Sepharvaim with the Babylonian <b>Sip</b>(p)ar is now practically<br> abandoned. See SEPHARVAIM. TG Pinches. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/ivvah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/precipitation.htm"><span class="l">Precipitation</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (n.) The act or process of precipitating from a solution. Int. Standard Bible<br> Encyclopedia. PRECIPITATION. pre-<b>sip</b>-i-ta'-shun. See PUNISHMENTS, III, (5). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/precipitation.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cyprians.htm"><span class="l">Cyprians (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia CYPRIANS. <b>sip</b>'-ri-ans (Kuprioi): Occurs in<br> 2 Maccabees 4:29. Menelaus who was high priest at Jerusalem <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cyprians.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/siphmoth.htm"><span class="l">Siphmoth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/siphmoth.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/ethical-relativism.html">What is ethical relativism? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/a-priori-posteriori-fortiori.html">What are a priori, a posteriori, and a fortiori arguments? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/sip.htm">Sip: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Sip (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/24-17.htm">Genesis 24:17</a></span><br />And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, <span class="boldtext">sip</span> a little water out of thy pitcher.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/sip.htm">Sip</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eshtemo'a.htm">Eshtemo'a (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eshtemoa.htm">Eshtemoa (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/aro'er.htm">Aro'er (15 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sip.htm">Sip (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sippai.htm">Sippai (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/aroer.htm">Aroer (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shiphmite.htm">Shiphmite (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/s/sion--a_name_of_mount_hermon.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Sion: A Name of Mount Hermon"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Sion: A Name of Mount Hermon" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/siphmoth.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Siphmoth"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Siphmoth" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>