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Koine Greek wordlink #17557

SR GNT Mat 24:49 μεθυόντων (methuontōn) ‘may_be drinking with the ones being_drunk’ Strongs=31840 Lemma=methuō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=genitive gender=masculine number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form μεθυόντων (V-PPA·GMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μεθυόντων’ (V-PPA·GMP) is always and only glossed as ‘being_drunk’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘methuō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘are being_drunk’, ‘is being_drunk’, ‘were being_drunk’, ‘they may_be being_drunk’, ‘being_drunk’.

Greek words (6) other than μεθυόντων (V-PPA·GMP) with a gloss related to ‘being_drunk’

YHN 2:10 μεθυσθῶσιν (methusthōsin) V-SAP3··P ‘is presenting and whenever they may_be being_drunk the lessor you’ SR GNT Yhn 2:10 word 14

OET-LV: 10 and he _is _saying to _him: Every person is _presenting first the good wine, and the lessor whenever they _may _be _being _drunk, you have _kept the good wine until now. (JHN_2:10)

OET-RV: 10 and exclaimed, “Most people supply the best wine at the beginning of the reception, and the cheaper stuff when people are a bit tipsy. But you’ve kept the best wine until last!” (JHN 2:10)

ACTs 2:15 μεθύουσιν (methuousin) V-IPA3··P ‘you_all are supposing these are being_drunk it is for the hour’ SR GNT Acts 2:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 For/Because these are_ not _being _drunk as you _all are _supposing, because/for it _is the_ third _hour, of _the day, (ACT_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 This group isn’t drunk like you’re all thinking, because it’s still mid-morning, (ACT 2:15)

1 COR 11:21 μεθύει (methuei) V-IPA3··S ‘is hungering one on_the_other_hand is being_drunk’ SR GNT 1 Cor 11:21 word 17

OET-LV: 21 For/Because each his own supper is _taking _first in the time to _eat, and one on _one _hand is _hungering, on _the _other _hand one is _being _drunk. (CO1_11:21)

OET-RV: 21 because during the meal, everyone grabs their own food without considering others. So some people remain hungry while others have too much to drink. (CO1 11:21)

1 TH 5:7 μεθύουσιν (methuousin) V-IPA3··P ‘the ones being drunk by night are being_drunk’ SR GNT 1 Th 5:7 word 11

OET-LV: 7 For/Because the ones sleeping, by _night are _sleeping, and the ones being _drunk, by _night are _being _drunk. (TH1_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 Those who sleep do it at night, and those who get drunk do it at night, (TH1 5:7)

REV 17:2 ἐμεθύσθησαν (emethusthaʸsan) V-IAP3··P ‘of the earth and were being_drunk the ones dwelling_in the’ SR GNT Rev 17:2 word 11

OET-LV: 2 with whom committed _sexual _immorality the kings of _the earth, and were _being _drunk the ones dwelling _in the earth with the wine of _the sexual _immorality of _her. (REV_17:2)

OET-RV: 2 that the rulers of the earth committed sexual immorality with, and those living on the earth were intoxicated from the wine of her sexual immorality.” (REV 17:2)

REV 17:6 μεθύουσαν (methuousan) V-PPA·AFS ‘I saw the woman being_drunk with the blood’ SR GNT Rev 17:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 And I _saw the woman being _drunk with the blood of _the holy ones, and with the blood of _the witnesses of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa). And I _marvelled, having _seen her wonder great. (REV_17:6)

OET-RV: 6 I noticed that the woman was drunk from the blood of the believers and from the blood of the witnesses of Yeshua. and, having seen her, I wondered a great wonder.
¶ When I saw her, I was incredibly amazed (REV 17:6)

Key: V=verb