κεράννυμι (κεραννύω): 1 aorist ἐκέρασα; perfect passive κεκέρασμαι (for the more common κέκραμαι, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 582; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprchl. ii., p. 214; Krüger, § 40, under the word, i., p. 175; (Veitch, under the word)); (from Homer down); 1. to mix, mingle. 2. to mix wine and water. 3. to pour out for drinking: τίνι τί, Rev_18:6 (R. V. mingle); passive, Rev_14:10; (so Bel and the Dragon, 11; Anthol. 11, 137, 12). (Compare: συγκεράννυμι.) [SYNONYMS: κεράννυμι, μίγνυμι: in strict usage κεράννυμι denotes such a mixing as combines the ingredients into a new compound, chemical mixture; μίγνυμι such a mixing as merely blends or intermingles them promiscuously, mechanical mixture.]

κεράννυμι kerannymi 3x to mix, mingle, drink; to prepare for drinking, Rev_14:10 ; Rev_18:6 (2x)

κεράννυμι , [in LXX for H4537 , Isa_5:22 , al. ;] to mix, mingle , chiefly of the diluting of wine: Rev_18:6 ; by oxymoron, κεκεράσμενος ἄκρατος , Rev_14:10 .† SYN.: μίγνυμι G3396 . κ . implies "a mixing of two things, so that they are blended and forma compound, as in wine and water, whereas μ . implies a mixing without such composition, as in two sorts of grain" ( LS , s.v. κρᾶσις ).

κεράννυμι [page 341] For the commoner form κεκραμένος as distinguished from the κεκερασμένος of Rev_14:10 , we may cite Syll 616 .30 (iii / B.C.) κύλικα οἴνου κεκραμένου , and P Oxy VIII. 1088 .55 , a medical receipt of early i/A.D., to which the instruction is appended μετὰ γλυκέως καὶ μέλιτος καὶ στροβίλων κ [ρ ]αμένων ( l . κεκραμένων ) δὸς πεῖν , give to drink with raisin wine and honey and pine-cones mixed (Ed.). An interest ing ex. of the subst. is found in the famous inscr. of Aber cius, in which a παρθένος ἁγνή (the Virgin Mary or the Church) is described as .16 οἶνον χρηστὸν ἔχουσα , κέρασμα διδοῦσα μετ᾽ ἄρτου , having good wine and giving the mixed cup with bread : see Lightfoot Apost. Fathers Part II. i. p. 496 f., Ramsay C. and B. ii. p. 722 ff. MGr κερνῶ , pour in, treat, regale.

κεράννυμι [Etym: κεράω] "to mix, mingle", (cf. κρᾶσις): mostly of diluting wine with water, Od. , attic;—so in Mid., ὅτε περ οἶνον κέρωνται when they "mix their" wine, Il. ; κρητῆρα κεράσσατο "he mixed him" a bowl, Od. :—Pass., κύλιξ ἴσον ἴσωι κεκραμένη a cup "mixed" half and half, Ar. "to temper or cool by mixing", θυμῆρες κεράσασα "having mixed" (the water) "to an" agreeable "temperature", Od. generally, "to mix, blend, temper, regulate", Lat. tempero, of climates, ὧραι μάλιστα κεκραμέναι most "temperate" seasons, Hdt. ; οὐ γῆρας κέκραται γενεᾶι no old age "is mingled with" the race, i. e. it knows no old age, Pind. :—of tempers of mind, Plat. generally, "to mix, compound", Lat. attempero, ἔκ τινος of a thing, id=Plat. ; φωνὴ μεταξὺ τῆς τε Χαλκιδέων καὶ Δωρίδος ἐκράθη Thuc.

κεράννυμι [in LXX for מָסַךְ, Isa.5:22, al. ;] to mix, mingle, chiefly of the diluting of wine: Rev.18:6; by oxymoron, κεκεράσμενος ἄκρατος, Rev.14:10.† SYN.: μίγνυμι. κ. implies "a mixing of two things, so that they are blended and forma compound, as in wine and water, whereas μ. implies a mixing without such composition, as in two sorts of grain" (LS, see word κρᾶσις) (AS)