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Lexicon :: Strong's G3184 - methyō

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μεθύω
Transliteration
methyō (Key)
Pronunciation
meth-oo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From another form of μέθη (G3178)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:545,576

Strong’s Definitions

μεθύω methýō, meth-oo'-o; from another form of G3178; to drink to intoxication, i.e. get drunk:—drink well, make (be) drunk(-en).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G3184 in the following manner: be drunken (5x), have well drunk (1x), be made drunk (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G3184 in the following manner: be drunken (5x), have well drunk (1x), be made drunk (1x).
  1. to be drunken

  2. metaph. of one who has shed blood or murdered profusely

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μεθύω methýō, meth-oo'-o; from another form of G3178; to drink to intoxication, i.e. get drunk:—drink well, make (be) drunk(-en).
STRONGS G3184:
μεθύω (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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
24:49
Acts
2:15
1 Corinthians
11:21
1 Thessalonians
5:7
Revelation
17:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3184 matches the Greek μεθύω (methyō),
which occurs 42 times in 42 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:21 -

He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 -

Portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, and Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of theirs. They drank and became drunk with Joseph.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 -

“I will make my arrows drunk with blood

while my sword devours flesh —

the blood of the slain and the captives,

the heads of the enemy leaders.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13 -

Hannah was praying silently, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 -

and said to her, “How long are you going to be drunk? Get rid of your wine! ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:36 -

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful,[fn] and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything[fn] to him until morning light.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:13 -

Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and David got him drunk. He went out in the evening to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:9 -

His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the household at Tirzah.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:16 -

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the thirty-two kings who were helping him were getting drunk in their quarters.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:25 -

They grope around in darkness without light;

he makes them stagger like a drunkard.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:5 -

You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:8 -

They are filled from the abundance of your house.

You let them drink from your refreshing stream.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:9 -

You visit the earth and water it abundantly,

enriching it greatly.

God’s stream is filled with water,

for you prepare the earth in this way,

providing people with grain.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:10 -

You soften it with showers and bless its growth,

soaking its furrows and leveling its ridges.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:27 -

they reeled and staggered like a drunkard,

and all their skill was useless.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:17 -

They eat the bread of wickedness

and drink the wine of violence.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:31 -

Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,

because it gleams in the cup

and goes down smoothly.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 -

I have come to my garden ​— ​my sister, my bride.

I gather[fn] my myrrh with my spices.

I eat my honeycomb with my honey.

I drink my wine with my milk.

Eat, friends!

Drink, be intoxicated with caresses![fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:20 -

On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River ​— ​the king of Assyria ​— ​to shave the hair on your heads, the hair on your legs, and even your beards.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:14 -

The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion.

The leaders have made Egypt stagger in all she does,

as a drunkard staggers in his vomit.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:20 -

The earth staggers like a drunkard

and sways like a hut.

Earth’s rebellion weighs it down,

and it falls, never to rise again.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1 -

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,

and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley.

Woe to those overcome with wine.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:5 -

When my sword has drunk its fill[fn] in the heavens,

it will then come down on Edom

and on the people I have set apart for destruction.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:7 -

The wild oxen will be struck[fn] down with them,

and young bulls with the mighty bulls.

Their land will be soaked with[fn] blood,

and their soil will be saturated with fat.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26 -

“I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh,

and they will be drunk with their own blood

as with sweet wine.

Then all humanity will know

that I, the LORD, am your Savior,

and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:21 -

So listen to this, suffering

and drunken one ​— ​but not with wine.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:10 -

“For just as rain and snow fall from heaven

and do not return there

without saturating the earth

and making it germinate and sprout,

and providing seed to sow

and food to eat,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 -

“The LORD will always lead you,

satisfy you in a parched land,

and strengthen your bones.

You will be like a watered garden

and like a spring whose water never runs dry.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:27 -

“Then you are to say to them, ‘This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, as a result of the sword I am sending among you.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:14 -

I will refresh the priests with an abundance,[fn]

and my people will be satisfied with my goodness.

This is the LORD’s declaration.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:25 -

“for I satisfy the thirsty person and feed all those who are weak.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 -

That day belongs to the Lord, the GOD of Armies,

a day of vengeance to avenge himself

against his adversaries.

The sword will devour and be satisfied;

it will drink its fill of their blood,

because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the GOD of Armies,

in the northern land by the Euphrates River.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 -

“Make him drunk, because he has exalted himself against the LORD. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:7 -

Babylon was a gold cup in the LORD’s hand,

making the whole earth drunk.

The nations drank her wine;

therefore, the nations go mad.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:39 -

While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast,

and I will make them drunk so that they celebrate.[fn]

Then they will fall asleep forever

and never wake up.

This is the LORD’s declaration.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:57 -

I will make her princes and sages drunk,

along with her governors, officials, and warriors.

Then they will fall asleep forever

and never wake up.

This is the King’s declaration;

the LORD of Armies is his name.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:15 -

He filled me with bitterness,

satiated me with wormwood.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:21 -

So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,

you resident of the land of Uz!

Yet the cup will pass to you as well;

you will get drunk and expose yourself.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:7 -

The people will return and live beneath his shade.

They will grow grain

and blossom like the vine.

His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:5 -

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;

wail, all you wine drinkers,

because of the sweet wine,

for it has been taken from your mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11 -

You[fn] also will become drunk;

you will hide.[fn]

You also will seek refuge from the enemy.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 -

Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,

pouring out your wrath[fn]

and even making them drunk,

in order to look at their nakedness!

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