ΜΕΘΥΣΤΕΟΝ, μεθυστεον
METHYSTEON, methysteon
Sounds Like: meh-THOO-steh-on
Translations: one must get drunk, it is necessary to get drunk, one must be drunk
From the root: ΜΕΘΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verbal Adjective
Explanation: This word is a verbal adjective indicating necessity or obligation, derived from the verb 'μεθύω' (methyō), meaning 'to be drunk' or 'to get drunk'. It conveys the idea that 'one must get drunk' or 'it is necessary to be drunk'. It functions similarly to a gerundive in English, expressing what ought to be done.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3182 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΘΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΜΕΘΥΣΑ — I made drunk, I got drunk, I became drunk
- ἘΜΕΘΥΣΕΝ — he made drunk, he intoxicated, he got drunk, he became drunk
- ΕΜΕΘΥΣΑ — I drank, I became drunk, I was intoxicated
- ΕΜΕΘΥΣΑΣ — you drank, you became drunk, you got drunk, you made drunk
- ΕΜΕΘΥΣΕΝ — he was drunk, he became drunk, he got drunk, he made drunk
- ΜΕΘΥΕΙ — is drunk, gets drunk, is intoxicated
- ΜΕΘΥΙ — being drunk, drunken, having drunk
- ΜΕΘΥΟΝΤΑ — drunken, intoxicated, being drunk, those who are drunk, drunkards
- ΜΕΘΥΟΝΤΑΙΣ — being drunk, getting drunk, becoming intoxicated, of those who are drunk
- ΜΕΘΥΟΝΤΑΣ — being drunk, drunken, drunkards
- ΜΕΘΥΟΝΤΕΣ — being drunk, those who are drunk, a drunkard, drunkards
- ΜΕΘΥΟΝΤΩΝ — of those who are drunk, of drunkards, of the drunken
- ΜΕΘΥΟΥΣΑ — being drunk, drunken, a drunken woman, one who is drunk
- ΜΕΘΥΟΥΣΑΝ — being drunk, a drunken woman, being intoxicated, becoming drunk
- ΜΕΘΥΟΥΣΙ — they are drunk, they are becoming drunk, they are intoxicated
- ΜΕΘΥΟΥΣΙΝ — are drunk, are becoming drunk, are intoxicated
- ΜΕΘΥΣΑΙ — to get drunk, to become drunk, to be intoxicated
- ΜΕΘΥΣΑΤΕ — make drunk, get drunk, become intoxicated, be drunk
- ΜΕΘΥΣΕΙ — he will make drunk, he will intoxicate
- ΜΕΘΥΣΗ — to make drunk, to intoxicate, to water abundantly, to drench
- ΜΕΘΥΣΘΕΙΣ — having become drunk, being drunk, getting drunk
- ΜΕΘΥΣΘΗΣΗ — you will be drunk, you will become drunk
- ΜΕΘΥΣΘΗΤΕ — be drunk, get drunk, become intoxicated
- ΜΕΘΥΣΘΩΣΙΝ — they become drunk, they get drunk, they are intoxicated
- ΜΕΘΥΣΟΝ — make drunk, intoxicate, saturate, water abundantly
- ΜΕΘΥΩ — to be drunk, to get drunk, to be intoxicated
- ΜΕΘΥΩΝ — drunk, being drunk, drunken, a drunkard
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