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Lexicon :: Strong's G3178 - methē

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μέθη
Transliteration
methē (Key)
Pronunciation
meth'-ay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a root word
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:545,576

Trench's Synonyms: lxi. μέθη, πότος, οἰνοφλυγία, κῶμος, κραιπάλη.

Strong’s Definitions

μέθη méthē, meth'-ay; apparently a primary word; an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication:—drunkenness.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3178 in the following manner: drunkenness (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3178 in the following manner: drunkenness (3x).
  1. intoxication

  2. drunkenness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μέθη méthē, meth'-ay; apparently a primary word; an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication:—drunkenness.
STRONGS G3178:
μέθη, μέθης, (akin to μέθυ, wine; perhaps any intoxicating drink, Latintemetum; cf. German Meth (mead)), intoxication; drunkenness: Luke 21:34; plural, Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21. (Hebrew שֵׁכָר, intoxicating drink, Proverbs 20:1; Isaiah 28:7; and שִׁכָּרון, intoxication, Ezekiel 23:32; Ezekiel 39:19; (Antiphon), Xenophon, Plato, others) (Cf. Trench, § lxi.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
20:1
Isaiah
28:7
Ezekiel
23:32; 39:19
Luke
21:34
Romans
13:13
Galatians
5:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3178 matches the Greek μέθη (methē),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:34 - “But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:13 - Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:21 - envy,[fn] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do[fn] such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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