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glut´'n, glut´'n-us (זלל, zaÌ„lal, “to be lavishâ€; φαÌγος, phaÌgos): “Glutton†(from glut, to swallow greedily) is the translation of zoÌ„leÌ„l from zaÌ„lal, “to shake or pour out,†“to be lavish, a squanderer.†In , “This our son ... is a glutton, and a drunkard,†the word may mean a squanderer or prodigal; the English Revised Version has “a riotous liver.†In , “For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty†(following zoÌ„leÌ„ bhaÌ„saÌ„r, “squanderers of flesh,†the Revised Version (British and American) “gluttonous eaters of fleshâ€), “glutton†in the usual sense is intended; “a man gluttonous,†“a gluttonous man†(the Revised Version) (phagos, “an eater,†“a gluttonâ€) was a term applied to Christ in His freedom from asceticism (; ).
The Revised Version has “idle gluttons†(margin Greek, “belliesâ€) for “slow bellies†(); “gluttonous†“gluttons,†for “riotous†(; ).