CategorySymbol / Harvest and Judgment Image
Modern Equivalentgrape-press; judgment image.
KJV Word TypeObject / symbolic image
DefinitionA place or device where grapes were crushed to produce wine. In Scripture, the winepress can also symbolize judgment, wrath, harvest, or suffering.
Key Verses"I have trodden the winepress alone." (Isaiah 63:3); "And the winepress was trodden without the city." (Revelation 14:20)
KJV Usage NoteMay be literal, but prophetic passages often use it as a vivid image of judgment or divine wrath.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not only an agricultural object; in prophetic contexts it can carry strong judgment imagery.
EtymologyFrom “wine” + “press,” meaning a press for grapes.