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Drunk,, Drunkard, Drunkenness

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A — 1: μεθύω

(Strong's #3184 — Verb — methuo — meth-oo'-o )

signifies "to be drunk with wine" (from methu, "mulled wine;" hence Eng., "mead, honey-wine"); originally it denoted simply "a pleasant drink." For John 2:10 see under DRINK. The verb is used of "being intoxicated" in Matthew 24:49; Acts 2:15; 1 Corinthians 11:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 b; metaphorically, of the effect upon men of partaking of the abominations of the Babylonish system, Revelation 17:2; of being in a state of mental "intoxication," through the shedding of men's blood profusely, ver. 6.

A — 2: μεθύσκω

(Strong's #3182 — Verb — methusko — meth-oos'-ko )

signifies "to make drunk, or to grow drunk" (an inceptive verb, marking the process or the state expressed in No. 1), "to become intoxicated," Luke 12:45; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 .

B — 1: μέθυσος

(Strong's #3183 — Noun Masculine — methusos — meth'-oo-sos )

"drunken" (cp. No. 2), is used as noun, in the singular, in 1 Corinthians 5:11 , and in the plural, in 1 Corinthians 6:10 , "drunkard," "drunkards."

C — 1: μέθη

(Strong's #3178 — Noun Feminine — methe — meth'-ay )

"strong drink" (akin to methu, "wine," see under A. 1, above), denotes "drunkenness, habitual intoxication," Luke 21:34; Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Drunk,, Drunkard, Drunkenness'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​d/drunk-drunkard-drunkenness.html. 1940.
 
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