Word Study · Strong's G3178 · Greek

μέθη

methe

meth'-ay

Strong's 1890 spelling: méthē

“an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication

Rendered in the KJV as

drunkenness.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

μέθαι,1
μέθαις,1
μέθῃ1

How it is rendered · 3

drunkenness1
drunkennesses,1
in drinking,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1
noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1

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N-DPF · 1
N-DSF · 1
N-NPF · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke1 of 3 · 33%
Romans1 of 3 · 33%
Galatians1 of 3 · 33%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 21:34μέθῃmethēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.here: drunkenness

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 13:13μέθαις,methaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralLet us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.here: in drinking,

Galatians1 occurrence

Galatians 5:21μέθαι,methainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraland envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.here: drunkennesses,

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