Gluttony. Gluttony means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, particularly as status symbols.
   In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy. Some Christian denominations consider gluttony one of the seven deadly sins.
   In Deut 21:20 and Proverbs 23:21, it is ×–×oe×oe. The Gesenius Entry has indications of squandering and profligacy.
   In Matthew 11:19 and Luke 7:34, it is, The LSJ Entry is tiny, and only refers to one external source, Zenobius Paroemiographus 1.73. The word could mean merely an eater, since means eat.
   According to the list of 613 commandments that Jews must keep according to the Rambam, gluttony or excessive eating or drinking is prohibited. It is listed as #169: Church leaders from the ascetic Middle Ages took a more expansive view of gluttony: Pope Gregory I, a doctor of the Church, described the following ways by which one can commit sin of gluttony, and corresponding biblical examples for each of them: 1. Eating before the time of meals in order to satisfy the palate. Biblical example: Jonathan eating a little honey, when his father Saul commanded no food to be taken before the evening. 2. Seeking delicacies and better quality of food to gratify the vile sense of taste. Biblical example: When Israelites escaping from Egypt complained, Who shall give us flesh to eat? We re
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