1Pe 4:3 | NETfull | STEP | For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries.

1 Peter 4:3

3 For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians ^{▼▼ Grk “the Gentiles,” used here of those who are not God’s people.} desire. ^{▼▼ Grk “to accomplish the desire of the Gentiles.”} You lived then ^{▼▼ Grk “having gone along,” referring to the readers’ behavior in time past.} in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, ^{▼▼ According to BDAG 857 s.v. πότος the term refers to a social gathering at which wine is served, hence “drinking parties” (cf. TEV, NASB). However, the collocation with the other terms in v. 4 suggests something less sophisticated and more along the lines of wild and frenzied drinking bouts.} and wanton idolatries. ^{▼▼ The Greek words here all occur in the plural to describe their common practice in the past.}