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ἐσθίειν τε καὶ πίνειν καὶ μεθύσκεσθαι

To eat · to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · to intoxicate

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ἐσθίω G2068 to eat
Pronunciation esthíō
Eating as participation in community meals and sacred rituals, not merely consuming food.
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πίνω G4095 to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation pínō
To drink, including spiritually consuming Christ's blood through faith in the Eucharist.
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μεθύσκω G3182 to intoxicate
Pronunciation methýskō
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What does ἐσθίειν τε καὶ πίνειν καὶ μεθύσκεσθαι (esthiein te kai pinein kai methyskesthai) mean in the Bible?

ἐσθίω · πίνω · μεθύσκω is a Greek word meaning "to eat, drink, and become drunk".

Full entry for ἐσθίειν τε καὶ πίνειν καὶ μεθύσκεσθαι (G2068, G4095, G3182) · Browse the biblical lexicon

Meaning

to eat, drink, and become drunk
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect Future
Voices
Active Middle
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 40×
Aorist Active Matt 12:4 · Matt 14:16 · Matt 15:20 · Matt 25:35 · Matt 25:42 · Matt 26:17 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 5:43 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 6:37 · Luke 6:4 · Luke 8:55 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 14:1 · Luke 22:15 34×
Present Active Matt 12:1 · Luke 12:45 · Acts 27:35 · 1 Cor 8:10 · 1 Cor 11:22 · Heb 10:27 6×
Indicative states a fact or reality 49×
Aorist Active Matt 12:4 · Matt 14:20 · Matt 15:37 · Mark 6:42 · Mark 8:8 · Luke 9:17 · John 6:23 · John 6:31 · John 6:49 · John 6:58 · 1 Cor 10:3 · Mark 2:26 · Luke 4:2 · Luke 6:4 · Luke 24:43 · Acts 9:9 21×
Present Active Matt 9:11 · Matt 15:27 · Mark 2:16 · Rom 14:2 · Rom 14:6 · 1 Cor 9:7 · 1 Cor 11:29 · Mark 7:2 · Mark 7:3 · Mark 7:4 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 7:28 · Luke 5:33 · 1 Cor 8:7 · 1 Cor 9:13 · Luke 5:30 20×
Imperfect Active Luke 6:1 · Luke 15:16 · Luke 17:27 · Luke 17:28 4×
Future Middle Luke 14:15 · Jas 5:3 · Luke 17:8 · Rev 17:16 4×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 23×
Present Active Matt 11:18 · Matt 11:19 · Mark 14:18 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 7:34 · Rom 14:3 · Rom 14:6 · 1 Cor 11:29 · Matt 14:21 · Matt 15:38 · Luke 10:7 · 1 Cor 10:18 · Matt 26:21 · Matt 26:26 · Mark 14:22 · Rom 14:20 21×
Aorist Active Mark 6:44 · Luke 15:23 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 32×
Aorist Active Matt 15:32 · Mark 6:36 · Mark 8:1 · Mark 8:2 · John 6:5 · John 18:28 · Matt 6:25 · Luke 12:22 · Luke 12:29 · John 6:53 · Rev 19:18 · Matt 6:31 · Luke 22:8 · 1 Cor 8:8 · 1 Cor 15:32 · Mark 14:14 26×
Present Active Matt 15:2 · 2 Thess 3:12 · Matt 24:49 · 1 Cor 11:27 · Luke 22:30 · 1 Cor 11:26 6×
Imperative command or strong request 12×
Present Active Luke 10:8 · 1 Cor 10:25 · 1 Cor 10:27 · 1 Cor 10:28 · 1 Cor 11:28 · 1 Cor 11:34 · 2 Thess 3:10 7×
Aorist Active Luke 12:19 · John 4:31 · Acts 10:13 · Acts 11:7 · Matt 26:26 5×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Aorist Active Mark 11:14 1×
157 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 55 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 4 ongoing 3 prospective 3 resultant 1 imperative 4 background 3 subjunctive 18 infinitive 11 participle 8
Tense
aorist 30 present 18 imperfect 3 future 3 perfect 1
Voice
active 52 middle 3
Mood
subjunctive 18 indicative 14 infinitive 11 participle 8 imperative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:31 πίωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 11:19 πίνων present active participle participle Matthew 20:22 πιεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:22 πίνειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:23 πίεσθε future middle indicative prospective Matthew 26:27 Πίετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 26:29 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:29 πίνω present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:42 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:34 πιεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:34 πιεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:38 πιεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:38 πίνω present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:39 πίνω present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:39 πίεσθε future middle indicative prospective Mark 14:23 ἔπιον aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:25 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:25 πίνω present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 16:18 πίωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 1:15 πίῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 5:39 πιὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 7:33 πίνων present active participle participle Luke 7:34 πίνων present active participle participle Luke 12:19 πίε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 12:29 πίητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 13:26 ἐπίομεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 17:27 ἔπινον imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:28 ἔπινον imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:8 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 22:18 πίω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 4:10 πεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive John 4:12 ἔπιεν aorist active indicative completed John 4:13 πίνων present active participle participle John 4:14 πίῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 4:7 πεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive John 4:9 πεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive John 6:53 πίητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 6:54 πίνων present active participle participle John 6:56 πίνων present active participle participle John 7:37 πινέτω present active imperative imperative +15 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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