noun · feminine
methas
Greekμέθη (methē)
Strong’sG3178
drunkenness
stem meth-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μέθη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for שֵׁכָר and cognate forms;]
SYN.: v.s. κῶμος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3178 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmeth'-ay
an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jamesdrunkenness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | methas | methais1×μέθαι |
| object accusative | methan | methain |
| direct address vocative | methar | methair |
| of, belonging to genitive | methau | methaiu |
| to, for dative | metha1×μέθῃ | methai1×μέθαις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
metha is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
metha“drunkenness”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 21:34“drunkenness”Prosechavōr de heautoi mēpote barileia vu tais kardiais en kraipala kai metha kai merimnai biōtikai, kai efistanateia epi vin aifnidias tas hēmeras ekeinasBut watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life — and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
methais“drunkenness”subjectnominative plural1×
Galatians 5:21“drunkenness”fthonois, methais, kōmois, kai teim homoieim houtei, heim prolegamō vi kathōs prolegama hoti tois teim toiouteim prassarōtois basileian theou ouk klēronomali.and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
methai“drunkenness”to, fordative plural1×
Romans 13:13“drunkenness”hōs en hēmera euschēmonōs peripataneia, mē kōmoi kai methai, mē koitai kai aselgeiai, mē era kai zēlo,Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.