verb
methuskomō
Strong’sG3182
I make drunk
stem methusk-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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.
μεθύσκω,
[in LXX: Ps 22 (23):5 (רוה), Pr 4:17 (שׁתה), etc.;] causal of μεθύω,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3182 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmeth-oos'-ko
to intoxicate
Froma prolonged (transitive) form of G3184;
King Jamesbe 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
future -ύσω [ῠ] LXXaorist 1 ἐμέθῠσαLXX, Epic dialect -υσσα Refs 4th c.AD+; infinitive μεθύσαι Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, future μεθυσθήσομαι LXX+2nd c.AD+: aorist ἐμεθύσθην Refs 5th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect infinitive μεθύσθην Refs 7th c.BC+: perfect μεμέθυσμαι Refs 3rd c.BC+ —Causal of μεθύω, make drunk, intoxicate, Διόνυσος οἶδε τὸ μεθύσαι μόνον Refs 5th c.BC+
2 give to drink, θηλὴ μεθύσκει με μητρῴη Refs 2nd c.AD+; moisten, βωμοὺς ἐν γάλακτι, τέφρην, Refs 1st c.AD+
II passive, ={μεθύω}, drink freely, get drunk, Refs 7th c.BC+; ὀδμῇ, οἴνῳ,Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐμεθύσθην, to be drunk, ἀνὴρ ὁκόταν μεθυσθῇ Refs 5th c.BC+ with nectar, Refs 5th c.BC+ with power, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 to be filled with food, μ. σίτῳ LXX; compare μεθύει· πεπλήρωται, Refs 5th c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| methuskovōrμεθύσκεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | drunk | 1× |
| methuskorōμεθύσκεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | drunk | 1× |
| methuskorōntoisμεθυσκόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | get drunk | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuskomō | methuskome | methuskomē | methuskomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | methuskosō | methuskose | methuskosē | methuskoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuskotō | methuskote | methuskotē | methuskotelē |
| we 1st person plural | methuskonō | methuskone | methuskonē | methuskonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuskovō | methuskove | methuskovē | methuskovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | methuskolō | methuskole | methuskolē | methuskolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuskomeiō | methuskomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | methuskoseiō | methuskoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuskoteiō | methuskoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | methuskoneiō | methuskoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuskoveiō | methuskoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | methuskoleiō | methuskoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | methuskosōr | methuskosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuskotōr | methuskotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuskovōr1×μεθύσκεσθε | methuskovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | methuskolōr | methuskolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | methuskomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | methuskosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | methuskotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | methuskonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | methuskovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | methuskoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | methuskorō1×μεθύσκεσθαι | methuskorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | methuskorōntos1× | methuskorēntos |
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
methusk 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
methuskovōr“drunk”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
Ephesians 5:18kai mē methuskovōr oino, en ho atō asōtias, alla …Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless …
methuskorō“drunk”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Luke 12:45… paidiskain, esthiarō tē kai pinarō kai methuskorō,… to eat and drink and get drunk.
methuskorōntois“get drunk”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 5:7… gar katheudarōntois nuktau katheudalō, kai tois methuskorōntois nuktau methualō;… sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.