The meaning of “μέθη”
Understanding méthē reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
apparently a primary word drunkenness. - an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication
μέθη
apparently a primary word drunkenness. - an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 21:34 | “And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.” Word: μέθη (méthē) | |
| Romans 13:13 | “Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.” Word: μέθη (méthē) | |
| Galatians 5:21 | “Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Word: μέθη (méthē) |