Methē μέθη
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| μέθη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | methē |
| Strong's number | G3178 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | drunkenness |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Methē (Greek μέθη, Strong's G3178) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “drunkenness”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μέθη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַר and cognate forms ;]
drunkenness: Luk.21:34; pl., Rom.13:13, Gal.5:21 †
SYN.: see: κῶμος (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַר and cognate forms ;]
drunkenness: Luk.21:34; pl., Rom.13:13, Gal.5:21 †
SYN.: see: κῶμος (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | drunkenness (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | drunkenness (3) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Methē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
Romans
- Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
Galatians
- Galatians 5:21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).