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μέθη

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
μέθη, ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
methē
Simplified transliteration: 
methe
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3178
GK Number: 
3494
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
drunkenness
Definition: 
strong drink; drunkenness, Lk. 21:34; an indulgence in drinking, Rom. 13:13; Gal. 5:21*

Greek-English Concordance for μέθη

Luke 21:34 “But watch yourselves lest your minds be dulled by dissipation and drunkenness (methē | μέθῃ | dat sg fem) and the anxieties of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly,
Romans 13:13 Let us live becomingly, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness (methais | μέθαις | dat pl fem), not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
Galatians 5:21 envyings, drunkenness (methai | μέθαι | nom pl fem), orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before: those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!