verb
methuamō
Strong’sG3184
I am drunk
stem methu-7 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
μεθύω
(< μέθυ, wine, cf. μέθη), [in LXX chiefly for שׁכר, רוה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3184 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmeth-oo'-o
to drink to intoxication, i.e. get drunk
Fromfrom another form of G3178;
King Jamesdrink well, make (be) drunk(-en).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(μέθυ), only present and imperfect: future and aorist active belong to μεθύσκω (μεθύσας is falsa lectio in Refs 4th c.AD+; μεθύσαντας is falsa lectio for -τες in Refs 1st c.AD+aorist being supplied by passive of μεθύσκω:— to be drunken with wine, νευστάζων κεφαλῇ, μεθύοντι ἐοικώς Refs 8th c.BC+; μεθύων, opposed to νήφων, Refs 7th c.BC+; μ. ὑπὸ τοῦ οἴνου Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ μεθύειν drunkenness, Refs 5th c.BC+
II metaphorically,
II.1 of things, to be drenched, steeped in any liquid, with dative, e.g. βοείην.. μεθύουσαν ἀλοιφῇ Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 of persons, to be intoxicated with passion, pride, etc., ὑπὸ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης Refs 6th c.BC+
II.2.b to be stupefied, stunned, πληγαῖς μεθύων Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| methuatōμεθύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | drunk | 1× |
| methualōμεθύουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | drunk | 2× |
| methuilaἐμεθύσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | became drunk | 1× |
| methuileiaμεθυσθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | drunk | 1× |
| methuarōntanμεθύουσαν | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine | drunk | 1× |
| methuarōntoiuμεθυόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | drunkards | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuamō | methuame | methuami | methuama | methuamē | methuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | methuasō | methuase | methuasi | methuasa | methuasē | methuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuatō1×μεθύει | methuate | methuati | methuata | methuatē | methuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | methuanō | methuane | methuani | methuana | methuanē | methuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuavō | methuave | methuavi | methuava | methuavē | methuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | methualō2×μεθύουσιν | methuale | methuali | methuala | methualē | methualelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuomō | methuome | methuomē | methuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | methuosō | methuose | methuosē | methuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuotō | methuote | methuotē | methuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | methuonō | methuone | methuonē | methuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuovō | methuove | methuovē | methuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | methuolō | methuole | methuolē | methuolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuimi | methuima |
| you 2nd person singular | methuisi | methuisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuiti | methuita |
| we 1st person plural | methuini | methuina |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuivi | methuiva |
| they 3rd person plural | methuili | methuila1×ἐμεθύσθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuameiō | methuameia | methuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | methuaseiō | methuaseia | methuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuateiō | methuateia | methuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | methuaneiō | methuaneia | methuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuaveiō | methuaveia | methuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | methualeiō | methualeia | methualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuomeiō | methuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | methuoseiō | methuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuoteiō | methuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | methuoneiō | methuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuoveiō | methuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | methuoleiō | methuoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | methuiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuiteia |
| we 1st person plural | methuineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | methuileia1×μεθυσθῶσιν |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | methuasōr | methuasar | methuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuatōr | methuatar | methuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuavōr | methuavar | methuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | methualōr | methualar | methualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | methuosōr | methuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuotōr | methuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuovōr | methuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | methuolōr | methuolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | methuisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuivar |
| they 3rd person plural | methuilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuamoiō | methuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | methuasoiō | methuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuatoiō | methuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | methuanoiō | methuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuavoiō | methuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | methualoiō | methualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | methuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | methuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | methuoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | methuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | methuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | methuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | methuarō | methuari | methuara | methuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | methuorō | methuorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | methuiri | methuira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | methuarōntos2× | methuarintos | methuarantos | methuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | methuorōntos | methuorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | methuirintos | methuirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
methu 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
methuatō“drunk”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 11:21… kai hos men peinatō, hos de methuatō.… While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
methualō“drunk”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 2:15ouk gar hōs vis hupolabavō houtois methualō, atō gar hōras tritas tau hēmerau,These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only …
1 Thessalonians 5:7… nuktau katheudalō, kai tois methuskorōntois nuktau methualō;… and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
methuila“became drunk”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 17:2“became drunk”… porneuala tois basilevois tau gēau, kai methuila tois katoikarōntois tan gēan ek tou …The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of …
methuileia“drunk”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
John 2:10… ton kalon oinon tithatō, kai hotan methuileia ton elassōnon; sis tērasē ton kalon …… cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine …
methuarōntan“drunk”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine1×
Revelation 17:6kai horama tan gunaikan methuarōntan ek teu haimeu toiu hagioiu kai …… could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints …
methuarōntoiu“drunkards”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Matthew 24:49… esthiateiō de kai pinateiō meta toiu methuarōntoiu,… and to eat and drink with drunkards.