Drunk,, Drunkard, Drunkenness

Drunk,, Drunkard, Drunkenness

'''A — 1: μεθύω (Strong'S #3184 — Verb — methuo — meth-oo'-o )

signifies "to be drunk with wine" (from methu, "mulled wine;" hence Eng., "mead, honey-wine"); originally it denoted simply "a pleasant drink." For  John 2:10 see under Drink. The verb is used of "being intoxicated" in   Matthew 24:49;  Acts 2:15;  1 Corinthians 11:21;  1 Thessalonians 5:7 b; metaphorically, of the effect upon men of partaking of the abominations of the Babylonish system,  Revelation 17:2; of being in a state of mental "intoxication," through the shedding of men's blood profusely, ver. 6.

'''A — 2: μεθύσκω (Strong'S #3182 — Verb — methusko — meth-oos'-ko )

signifies "to make drunk, or to grow drunk" (an inceptive verb, marking the process or the state expressed in No. 1), "to become intoxicated,"  Luke 12:45;  Ephesians 5:18;  1 Thessalonians 5:7 .

'''B — 1: μέθυσος (Strong'S #3183 — Noun Masculine — methusos — meth'-oo-sos )

"drunken" (cp. No. 2), is used as noun, in the singular, in  1 Corinthians 5:11 , and in the plural, in  1 Corinthians 6:10 , "drunkard," "drunkards."

'''C — 1: μέθη (Strong'S #3178 — Noun Feminine — methe — meth'-ay )

"strong drink" (akin to methu, "wine," see under A. 1, above), denotes "drunkenness, habitual intoxication,"  Luke 21:34;  Romans 13:13;  Galatians 5:21 .