Methusos μέθυσος

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Methusos
μέθυσος
Transliterationmethusos
Strong's numberG3183
LanguageGreek
Part of speechmasculine noun
Glossdrunkard
Occurrences2 in 2 verses

Methusos (Greek μέθυσος, Strong's G3183) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “drunkard”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

μέθυσος, -α, -ον
(also -ος, -ον; prop., only of women, but in late writers also = μεθυστικός, of men), [in LXX: Pro.23:21 (סָבָא) Pro.26:9 (שִׁכּוֹר), Sir.19:1 26:8, 4Ma.2:7 * ;]
drunken: 1Co.5:11 6:10.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVdrunkard (1), drunkards (1)
BSBdrunkard (1), drunkards (1)

Verses

Every verse with Methusos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

1 Corinthians

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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