verb
methuamō
Greekμεθύω (methuō)
Strong’sG3184
I am drunk
stem methu-7 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| methuarōtanμεθύουσαν | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine | drunk | 1× |
| methuarōtoiuμεθυόντων | 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuimō | methuime | methuimi | methuima | methuimē | methuimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | methuisō | methuise | methuisi | methuisa | methuisē | methuiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuitō | methuite | methuiti | methuita | methuitē | methuitelē |
| we 1st person plural | methuinō | methuine | methuini | methuina | methuinē | methuinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuivō | methuive | methuivi | methuiva | methuivē | methuivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | methuilō | methuile | methuili | methuila1×ἐμεθύσθησαν | methuilē | methuilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuimeiō | methuimeia | methuimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | methuiseiō | methuiseia | methuiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuiteiō | methuiteia | methuiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | methuineiō | methuineia | methuineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuiveiō | methuiveia | methuiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | methuileiō | methuileia1×μεθυσθῶσιν | methuileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | methuisōr | methuisar | methuisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuitōr | methuitar | methuitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuivōr | methuivar | methuivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | methuilōr | methuilar | methuilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuimoiō | methuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | methuisoiō | methuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuitoiō | methuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | methuinoiō | methuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuivoiō | methuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | methuiloiō | 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 |
| acted on passive voice | methuirō | methuiri | methuira | methuirē |
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 | methuarōtos2× | methuaritos | methuaratos | methuarētos |
| acted on passive voice | methuirōtos | methuiritos | methuiratos | methuirētos |
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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
methuatō“drunk”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 11:21“drunk”hekastos gar tem idiem deipnem prolambatō en te esthiara, kai hos men peinatō, hos de methuatō.For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
methualō“drunk”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 2:15“drunk”ouk gar hōs vis hupolambavō houtois methualō, atō gar hōras tritas tau hēmerau,These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
1 Thessalonians 5:7“drunk”tois gar katheudarōtois nuxau katheudalō, kai tois methuskirōtois nuxau methualō;For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
methuila“became drunk”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 17:2“became drunk”meta hau porneuala tois basilevois tau gēau, kai methuila tois katoikarōtois tan gēan ek tou oinou tau porneiau autau.The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
methuileia“drunk”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
John 2:10“drunk”kai legatō auto; Pantos anthrōpos prōtem ton kalon oinon tithatō, kai hotan methuileia ton elassōnon; sis tērasē ton kalon oinon heōs arti.and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
methuarōtan“drunk”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine1×
Revelation 17:6“drunk”kai horama tan gunaikan methuarōtan ek teu haimeu toiu hagioiu kai ek teu haimeu toiu marturoiu Iēsu. Kai thaumazama horaratos autan thaumem megem;I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
methuarōtoiu“drunkards”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Matthew 24:49“drunkards”kai archeteia tuptarō toin sundouloin autou, esthiateiō de kai pinateiō meta toiu methuarōtoiu,And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.