ἘΜΜΕΘΥΣΚΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ, ἐμμεθυσκομενους
EMMETHYSKOMENOUS, emmethyskomenous
Sounds Like: em-meh-thoo-SKOH-meh-noos
Translations: getting drunk, being intoxicated, those who are getting drunk, those who are being intoxicated
From the root: ἘΜΜΕΘΥΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to get drunk' or 'to become intoxicated'. It describes the process of becoming inebriated, rather than already being fully drunk. It is often used to describe people who are in the act of becoming drunk or are habitually getting drunk. The word is formed from the prefix 'ἐν' (in, into) and 'μεθύσκω' (to make drunk, to intoxicate).
Inflection: Present, Participle, Masculine, Accusative, Plural
Strong’s number: G1784 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:19
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΜΜΕΘΥΣΚΩ, appear in our texts.
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.