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Drunkenness, Drinking

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μέθη, πότος, οἰνοφλυγία, κῶμος, κραιπάλη.

μέθη is the ordinary word for drunkenness. πότος is rather concrete, a drinking, carousing. οἰνοφλυγία is a prolonged condition of drunkenness, a debauch. κῶμος includes riot and revelry, usually as arising from drunkenness. κραιπάλη denotes the sickness and discomfort resulting from drunkenness.

Bibilography Information
Berry, George Ricker. Entry for 'Drunkenness, Drinking'. Synonyms of the New Testament. https://www.studylight.org/​lexicons/​eng/​berry/​drunkenness-drinking.html. 1897.
 
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