1792. entruphaó

Lexical Summary

entruphaó: To revel, to take delight in, to indulge in luxury

Original Word: ἐντρυφάω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: entruphaó
Pronunciation: en-troo-fah'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (en-troo-fah'-o)
KJV: sporting selves
NASB: reveling
Word Origin: [from G1722 (ἔν - among) and G5171 (τρυφάω - lived luxuriously)]

1. to revel in

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

to delight in, revel

From en and truphao; to revel in -- sporting selves.

see GREEK en

see GREEK truphao

HELPS Word-studies

1792 entrypháō (from 1722 /en "in" intensifying 5171 /trypháō, "to be self-indulgent") – properly, engage in self-indulgence which results in the breakdown of a person's body, soul, and spirit (it only occurs in 2 Pet 2:13).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from en and truphaó
Definition
to revel in
NASB Translation
reveling (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1792: ἐντρυφάω

ἐντρυφάω, ἐντρύφω; (see τρυφάω and τρυφή); to live in luxury, live delicately or luxuriously, to revel in: ἐν ταῖς ἀπάταις (L Tr text WH marginal reading ἀγάπαις, see ἀγάπη, 2) αὐτῶν (on the meaning see ἀπάτη), 2 Peter 2:13 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 52, 4, 5). (Xenophon, Hell. 4, 1, 30; Diodorus 19, 71; also to take delight in: ἐν ἀγαθοῖς, Isaiah 55:2; with the dative of thing, 4 Macc. 8:7; Herodian, 3, 5, 4 (2 edition, Bekker).)

Topical Lexicon

Overview of the Term in Scripture

Strong’s Greek 1792 (ἐντρυφάω) occurs singularly in the New Testament, at 2 Peter 2:13. The verb depicts self-indulgent revelry that delights in luxury and sensual gratification. Peter assigns it to false teachers who, while outwardly associating with believers, inwardly glory in deception and moral license.

Literary Context in 2 Peter

Peter’s second chapter exposes those who “secretly introduce destructive heresies” (2 Peter 2:1). By verse 13 the mask is off:

“They consider it pleasure to revel in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions as they feast with you.” (2 Peter 2:13)

Four features stand out:

1. Public shamelessness—“in broad daylight.”
2. Contamination of the fellowship—“feast with you,” a likely reference to the early church’s communal meals (compare Jude 12).
3. A love of pleasure divorced from righteousness.
4. Divine recompense—“They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done.”

Old Testament and Intertestamental Echoes

Although ἐντρυφάω itself does not appear in the Hebrew canon, its moral idea permeates Scripture.
• Isaiah 5:11-12 warns those “who run after strong drink… but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD.”
• Amos 6:4-6 condemns leaders who “lie on beds inlaid with ivory… and anoint themselves with the finest oils but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.”
• Proverbs 23:20-21 links riotous eating and drinking with poverty and disgrace.

Second Temple literature likewise rebukes opulent revelry as a sign of apostasy (e.g., Wisdom of Solomon 14:23).

First-Century Cultural Background

Greco-Roman society prized the symposium—an after-dinner party of wine, music, and philosophic banter. Such gatherings frequently deteriorated into excess. Early Christians, meeting in homes and sharing “love-feasts,” were susceptible to infiltrators who imported the cultural norm of libertine banqueting (compare 1 Corinthians 11:21). Peter’s verb captures this clash: the holy assembly versus the parasitic reveler.

Theological Significance

1. Sin’s deceitfulness: revelry masks itself as freedom while enslaving the heart (2 Peter 2:19).
2. Defilement of worship: the communion table becomes a stage for self-gratification when holiness is neglected.
3. Eschatological warning: luxurious pleasure, when divorced from obedience, is a precursor to judgment (Luke 16:19-25; Revelation 18:7-8).

Contrasts with Christian Virtues

• ἐντρυφάω vs. σωφρονέω (sound-mindedness, Titus 2:6)
• Indulgence vs. self-control (Galatians 5:22-23)
• Self-glory vs. humble service (Philippians 2:3-4)

Believers are exhorted to “behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness” (Romans 13:13).

Implications for Ministry and Discipleship

1. Discernment: leaders must test teachers by doctrine and lifestyle (1 Timothy 4:16).
2. Church discipline: public, persistent revelry calls for corrective action (Matthew 18:15-17; 1 Corinthians 5:11).
3. Formation: teach spiritual disciplines—fasting, generosity, hospitality—that mortify luxury and cultivate contentment (1 Timothy 6:6-10).

Application for Corporate Worship and Fellowship

• Guard the Lord’s Table: approach with self-examination (1 Corinthians 11:28).
• Preserve love-feasts as settings of unity, not vanity (Jude 12).
• Model sober celebration: joyful yet reverent gatherings that reflect kingdom values (Acts 2:46-47).

Warnings to Leaders and Teachers

False guides often cloak greed in theological rhetoric. Their revelry may be financial, sexual, or reputational, but the root is the same—pleasure without holiness. Shepherds are to watch both flock and selves (Acts 20:28), remembering that “judgment begins with the household of God” (1 Peter 4:17).

Summary

ἐντρυφάω spotlights a heart that finds its highest delight in luxurious self-pleasure, even within the sacred circle of Christian fellowship. Scripture presents it as the antithesis of sober-minded, cross-shaped living. Its solitary New Testament appearance is thus a vivid warning: where revelry reigns, error soon follows, but where self-control and love govern, the church displays the beauty of Christ.

Forms and Transliterations

ενετρυφήσατε εντρυφήματα εντρυφήσει εντρυφών εντρυφωντες εντρυφώντες ἐντρυφῶντες entruphontes entruphōntes entryphontes entryphôntes entryphōntes entryphō̂ntes

Englishman's Concordance

2 Peter 2:13 V-PPA-NMP
GRK: καὶ μῶμοι ἐντρυφῶντες ἐν ταῖς
NAS: and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions,
KJV: blemishes, sporting themselves with
INT: and blemishes luxuriating in the

Strong's Greek 1792
1 Occurrence

ἐντρυφῶντες — 1 Occ.