μεθύω
methuōVerbG3184
to get drunk
From: from another form of G3178 (μέθη);
Short Definition
to drink to intoxication, i.e. get drunk
Full Lexicon Entry
(μέθυ, wine, cf. μέθη), to be drunken: ; metaphorically.
LXX Usage: chiefly for שָׁכַר, רָוָה
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
6 timesAppears 6 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
1 Corinthians
1
1 Thessalonians
1
Acts
1
John
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 11:21
- 1 Thessalonians 5:7
- Acts 2:15
- John 2:10
- Matthew 24:49
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