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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 MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:34 - “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:13 - Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:21 - envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
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