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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3178. μέθη (methé) -- Drunkenness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3178.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/13-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3178.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3178</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3177.htm" title="3177">◄</a> 3178. methé <a href="../greek/3179.htm" title="3179">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">methé: Drunkenness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μέθη</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>methé<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>meh-thay'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(meth'-ay)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Drunkenness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>deep drinking, drunkenness.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb μεθύω (methyō), meaning "to be drunk" or "to drink to intoxication."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew Bible does not have a direct equivalent for "methé," but related concepts can be found in words like שִׁכָּרוֹן (shikkaron, H7943) meaning "drunkenness," and יַיִן (yayin, H3196) meaning "wine."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "methé" refers to the state of intoxication or drunkenness, often associated with excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a condition that leads to moral and spiritual laxity, often contrasted with sobriety and self-control.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, wine was a common beverage, and social gatherings often involved drinking. However, excessive drinking and drunkenness were viewed negatively, as they led to a loss of self-control and were associated with various social and moral issues. The early Christian community, influenced by Jewish teachings, emphasized moderation and self-control, viewing drunkenness as contrary to a life led by the Spirit.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>drunkenness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>drunkenness (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3178: μέθη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μέθη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μέθης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (akin to <span class="greek2">μέθυ</span>, wine; perhaps any intoxicating drink, Latin<span class="latin">temetum</span>; cf. German <span class="foreign">Meth</span> (mead)), <span class="accented">intoxication; drunkenness</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34</a>; plural, <a href="/interlinear/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-21.htm">Galatians 5:21</a>. (Hebrew <span class="hebrew">שֵׁכָר</span>, intoxicating drink, <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a>; and <span class="hebrew">שִׁכָּרון</span>, intoxication, <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Ezekiel 23:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Ezekiel 39:19</a>; (<span class="abbreviation">Antiphon</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, others) (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § lxi.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>drunkenness. <p>Apparently a primary word; an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication -- drunkenness. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μεθαι μέθαι μεθαις μέθαις μεθη μέθη μέθῃ μέθην μέθης methai méthai methais méthais methe methē méthei méthēi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/21-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κραιπάλῃ καὶ <b>μέθῃ</b> καὶ μερίμναις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with dissipation <span class="itali">and drunkenness</span> and the worries<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> surfeiting, and <span class="itali">drunkenness,</span> and cares<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> dissipation and <span class="itali">drunkenness</span> and cares<p><b><a href="/text/romans/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 13:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κώμοις καὶ <b>μέθαις</b> μὴ κοίταις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> not in carousing <span class="itali">and drunkenness,</span> not in sexual promiscuity<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">drunkenness,</span> not<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in reveling and <span class="itali">drinking</span> not in sexual immorality<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φθόνοι <b>μέθαι</b> κῶμοι καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> envying, <span class="itali">drunkenness,</span> carousing,<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> murders, <span class="itali">drunkenness,</span> revellings,<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> envyings <span class="itali">drunkennesses</span> carousing and<p><b><a href="/greek/3178.htm">Strong's Greek 3178</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3178.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/methai_3178.htm">μέθαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methais_3178.htm">μέθαις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methe__3178.htm">μέθῃ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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