ΜΕΘΑΙ, μεθαι
METHAI, methai
Sounds Like: MEH-thigh
Translations: drunkenness, intoxication, revelry
From the root: ΜΕΘΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state of being drunk or intoxicated. It is often used in a negative sense to describe excessive drinking and the resulting behavior, such as revelry or carousing. In the provided context, it appears alongside 'tables' and 'laughter', suggesting a scene of feasting and merrymaking that could lead to or involve intoxication.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3178 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:105
Codex Sinaiticus
- Galatians — 5:21
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 13:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Galatians — 5:21
From the same root
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