ὑπολήνιον G5276
A wine vat, the trough beneath a winepress that receives the pressed juice; part of vineyard equipment
This technical agricultural term designates the lower receptacle of a winepress—the vat or trough positioned beneath the pressing platform to collect the juice flowing from crushed grapes. Mark 12:1 mentions it as standard equipment in the parable of the vineyard: the owner 'dug a wine vat' as part of establishing a fully equipped vineyard before leasing it to tenants. The detail emphasizes the completeness of the owner's provision and investment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Mark 12:1, Jesus begins the parable of the vineyard: a man 'planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine vat, and built a tower.' The wine vat (Spanish 'lagar,' French 'cuve,' German 'Kelter'—all winepress-related terms) was the collection basin positioned below the press to receive the juice. Mentioning it signals a fully equipped, productive vineyard—the owner spared no expense in preparing the property before entrusting it to tenants, heightening their ingratitude when they refuse to pay rent. 1×
AR["مِعصَرَةً"]·ben["গর্ত"]·DE["Kelter"]·EN["a-wine-vat"]·FR["cuve"]·heb["יֶקֶב"]·HI["रस-का-कुण्ड"]·ID["tempat-pemerasan-anggur"]·IT["upolenion"]·jav["genthong-anggur"]·KO["포도주-틀을"]·PT["lagar"]·RU["точило"]·ES["lagar"]·SW["shinikizo-la-divai"]·TR["üzüm-teknesi"]·urd["حوض"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ὑπολήνιον, τό, vessel placed under a press to receive the wine or oil, vat, LXX+NT+2nd c.AD+ adjective, κρατῆρας -ίους uncertain meaning in Refs 1st c.BC+