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Koine Greek wordlink #114825

SR GNT 1 Cor 5:11 μέθυσος (methusos) ‘or an insulter or a drunkard or a swindler with such’ Strongs=31830 Lemma=methusos
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=59 AD

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Only use of identical word form μέθυσος (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μέθυσος’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘a drunkard’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘methusos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘a drunkard’, ‘drunkards’.

Greek words (2) other than μέθυσος (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘drunkard’

MAT 11:19 οἰνοπότης (oinopotaʸs) N-NMS Lemma=oinopotēs ‘a man a glutton and a drunkard of tax_collectors a friend and’ SR GNT Mat 11:19 word 15

OET-LV: 19 The son of_ the _man came eating and drinking, and they _are _saying: Behold, a_man, a_glutton and a_drunkard, a_friend of _tax _collectors and of _sinners. But the wisdom was _justified by the her children. (MAT_11:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then humanity’s child came and he was eating and drinking, but they said, ‘Look at this fellow—he’s a glutton and a drunkard—a friend of tax collectors and immoral people.’ But wisdom is only recognised with hindsight. (MAT 11:19)

LUKE 7:34 οἰνοπότης (oinopotaʸs) N-NMS Lemma=oinopotēs ‘a man glutton and a drunkard a friend of tax_collectors and’ SR GNT Luke 7:34 word 16

OET-LV: 34 the son of_ the _man ˓Has˒_come, eating and drinking, and you _all _are _saying: Behold, a_ glutton _man and a_drunkard, a_friend of _tax _collectors and of _sinners. (LUK_7:34)

OET-RV: 34 Then humanity’s child came and ate and drank and you all said, ‘Look, he’s a glutton and a drunkard—a friend of tax-collectors and those who disobey God.’ (LUK 7:34)

Key: N=noun NMS=nominative,masculine,singular