signifies "to be drunk with wine" (from methu, "mulled wine;" hence Eng., "mead, honey-wine"); originally it denoted simply "a pleasant drink." For John 2:10 see under DRINK. The verb is used of "being intoxicated" in Matthew 24:49; Acts 2:15; 1 Corinthians 11:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 b; metaphorically, of the effect upon men of partaking of the abominations of the Babylonish system, Revelation 17:2; of being in a state of mental "intoxication," through the shedding of men's blood profusely, ver. 6.
signifies "to make drunk, or to grow drunk" (an inceptive verb, marking the process or the state expressed in No. 1), "to become intoxicated," Luke 12:45; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 .
"drunken" (cp. No. 2), is used as noun, in the singular, in 1 Corinthians 5:11 , and in the plural, in 1 Corinthians 6:10 , "drunkard," "drunkards."
"strong drink" (akin to methu, "wine," see under A. 1, above), denotes "drunkenness, habitual intoxication," Luke 21:34; Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21 .