What does μεθύσκω (methýskō) mean in the Bible?
μεθύσκω (methýskō) is a Greek word meaning "to intoxicate".
Greek · G3182
μεθύσκω
To intoxicate
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μεθύσκω G3182
Pronunciation methýskō
What does μεθύσκω (methýskō) mean in the Bible?
μεθύσκω (methýskō) is a Greek word meaning "to intoxicate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3182?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include get drunk (3), were intoxicated (1).
Where does μεθύσκω (methýskō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 12:45. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Thessalonians (1), Ephesians (1), Luke (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It get drunk 3× Luke 12:45, Ephesians 5:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:7
were intoxicated 1× Revelation 17:2
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Luke 12:45 μεθύσκεσθαι to get drunk Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Ephesians 5:18 μεθύσκεσθε to get drunk Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1 Thessalonians 5:7 μεθυσκόμενοι to get drunk Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Revelation 17:2 ἐμεθύσθησαν to were intoxicated Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 12:45
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Luke 1 Ephesians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἐμεθύσθησαν 1x emethysthēsan Revelation 17:2
μεθύσκεσθαι 1x methyskesthai Luke 12:45
μεθύσκεσθε 1x methyskesthe Ephesians 5:18
μεθυσκόμενοι 1x methyskomenoi 1 Thessalonians 5:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Revelation 17:2
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Ephesians 5:18
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Luke 12:45
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Thessalonians 5:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to intoxicate
Source Gloss
to intoxicate
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 12:45 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
μεθύσκεσθαι· mequskesqai
I make drunk
Read verse Ephesians 5:18 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
μεθύσκεσθε mequskesqe
I make drunk
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 5:7 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
μεθυσκόμενοι mequskomenoi
I make drunk
Read verse Revelation 17:2 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμεθύσθησαν emequsqhsan
I make drunk
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
participle 1 imperative 1
NT 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 Origins
μεθύσκω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain