μέθηméthē
drunkenness: Luke 21:34; plural, Romans 13:13, Galatians 5:21.
Greek (New Testament) · G3178
Synonyms
see κῶμος.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Luke 21:34 “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,
- Romans 13:13 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
- Galatians 5:21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.