3182. methuskó
Strong's Lexicon
methuskó: To make drunk, to intoxicate

Original Word: μεθύσκω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: methuskó
Pronunciation: meh-THOO-skoh
Phonetic Spelling: (meth-oos'-ko)
Definition: To make drunk, to intoxicate
Meaning: I make drunk; pass: I become drunk.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word μέθυ (methy), meaning "wine."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with drunkenness is שָׁכַר (shakar), Strong's Hebrew 7937, which also means to become drunk or intoxicated.

Usage: The verb "methuskó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of making someone drunk or intoxicated. It often carries a negative connotation, warning against excessive drinking and the loss of self-control that accompanies drunkenness. The term is used both literally, in the context of physical intoxication, and metaphorically, to describe spiritual or moral stupor.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, wine was a common beverage, and its consumption was a regular part of social and religious life. However, excessive drinking and drunkenness were often frowned upon, as they led to a loss of dignity and self-control. The early Christian community, influenced by Jewish teachings, emphasized moderation and self-discipline, viewing drunkenness as contrary to a life led by the Spirit.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
caus. form of methuó
Definition
to make drunk
NASB Translation
get drunk (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3182: μεθύσκω

μεθύσκω: passive, present μεθύσκομαι; 1 aorist ἐμεθυσθην; (from μέθυ, see μέθη); from Herodotus down; the Sept. for רִוָּה, הִרְוָה (Kal רָוָה), and שִׁכֵּר, to intoxicate, make drunk; passive (cf. Winers Grammar, 252 (237)) to get drunk, become intoxicated: Luke 12:45; John 2:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 (Buttmann, 62 (54)); οἴνῳ (Winer's Grammar, 217 (203)), Ephesians 5:18; ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου, Revelation 17:2 (see ἐκ, II. 5); τοῦ νεκταρος, Plato, symp., p. 203 b.; Lucian, dial. deor. 6, 3; ἀπό τίνος, Sir. 1:16 Sir. 35:13.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to intoxicate, make drunk

A prolonged (transitive) form of methuo; to intoxicate -- be drunk(-en).

see GREEK methuo

Forms and Transliterations
εμεθυσθησαν ἐμεθύσθησαν μεθυσκεσθαι μεθύσκεσθαι μεθυσκεσθε μεθύσκεσθε μεθυσκομενοι μεθυσκόμενοι μεθύσκον μεθύσκονται μεθύσκων μέθυσμα μεθύσματι emethusthesan emethusthēsan emethysthesan emethysthēsan emethýsthesan emethýsthēsan methuskesthai methuskesthe methuskomenoi methyskesthai methýskesthai methyskesthe methýskesthe methyskomenoi methyskómenoi
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 12:45 V-PNM/P
GRK: πίνειν καὶ μεθύσκεσθαι
NAS: and to eat and drink and get drunk;
KJV: drink, and to be drunken;
INT: to drink and to be drunkards

Ephesians 5:18 V-PNM/P-2P
GRK: καὶ μὴ μεθύσκεσθε οἴνῳ ἐν
NAS: And do not get drunk with wine,
KJV: be not drunk with wine, wherein
INT: And not be drunk with wine in

1 Thessalonians 5:7 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ μεθυσκόμενοι νυκτὸς μεθύουσιν
NAS: and those who get drunk get drunk
KJV: and they that be drunken are drunken
INT: and they that are drunkards by night get drunk

Revelation 17:2 V-AIP-3P
GRK: γῆς καὶ ἐμεθύσθησαν οἱ κατοικοῦντες
INT: earth and were made drunk those that dwell on

Strong's Greek 3182
4 Occurrences


ἐμεθύσθησαν — 1 Occ.
μεθύσκεσθαι — 1 Occ.
μεθύσκεσθε — 1 Occ.
μεθυσκόμενοι — 1 Occ.

















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