The Greek noun kraipale refers to the dizziness and nausea following excessive drinking — dissipation, carousing, or the heavy stupor of debauchery. It describes the morning-after heaviness of the indulgent life.
This vivid word appears in Luke 21:34, where Jesus warns his disciples: 'Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life.' Jesus places it alongside worry as something that can dull spiritual alertness and cause believers to miss the coming of the Son of Man.
Theologically, kraipale warns that self-indulgence and spiritual readiness are incompatible. The life of excess — whether in drinking or in worry — clouds the mind and weighs down the soul, making eschatological watchfulness impossible.