This noun denotes drunkenness specifically from wine (οἶνος), distinguishing it from other forms of intoxication. In 1 Peter 4:3, it appears in a vice list describing the Gentiles' former lifestyle: 'living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties.' The term emphasizes habitual excess rather than occasional overindulgence. Classical Greek uses it for wine-drinking to the point of inebriation. Peter contrasts this pagan past with the sober, self-controlled Christian life.