Lectionary Calendar

Monday, May 20th, 2024
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7

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Bible Lexicons

Berry's Synonyms of the New TestamentBerry's NT Synonyms

Drunkenness, Drinking

μέθη, πότος, οἰνοφλυγία, κῶμος, κραιπάλη.

μέθη is the ordinary word for drunkenness. πότος is rather concrete, a drinking, carousing. οἰνοφλυγία is a prolonged condition of drunkenness, a debauch. κῶμος includes riot and revelry, usually as arising from drunkenness. κραιπάλη denotes the sickness and discomfort resulting from drunkenness.