Methuō μεθύω
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| μεθύω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | methuō |
| Strong's number | G3184 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to get drunk |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Methuō (Greek μεθύω, Strong's G3184) is a Greek verb meaning “to get drunk”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μεθύω
(μέθυ, wine, cf. μέθη), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַר, רָוָה ;]
to be drunken: Mat.24:49, Jhn.2:10, Act.2:15, 1Co.11:21, 1Th.5:7; metaphorically, Rev.17:2, 6.†
(AS)
(μέθυ, wine, cf. μέθη), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַר, רָוָה ;]
to be drunken: Mat.24:49, Jhn.2:10, Act.2:15, 1Co.11:21, 1Th.5:7; metaphorically, Rev.17:2, 6.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | drunken (5), drunk (2), are (1), they (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | drunkards (1), are drunk (1), are not drunk (1), gets drunk (1), get drunk (1), drunk (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Methuō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 24:49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
John
- John 2:10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
Acts
- Acts 2:15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 11:21For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 5:7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
Revelation
- Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
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).