Lexical Summary methyō: to be drunken Original Word: μεθύωTransliteration: methyō Phonetic Spelling: (meth-oo'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be drunken Meaning: to be drunken Strong's Concordance be drunk. From another form of methe; to drink to intoxication, i.e. Get drunk -- drink well, make (be) drunk(-en). see GREEK methe Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3184: μεθύωμεθύω (from μέθυ, see μέθη); from Homer down; the Sept. for רָוָה and שָׁכַר; to be drunken: Matthew 24:49; Acts 2:15; 1 Corinthians 11:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 (cf. Buttmann, 62 (54)); ἐκ τοῦ αἵματος (see ἐκ, II. 5; Tr marginal reading τῷ αἵματι), of one who has shed blood profusely, Revelation 17:6 (Pliny, h. n. 14, 28 (22)ebrius jam sanguine civium et tanto magis eum sitiens). |