Drunk, (-en, be), Drunkard, Drunkenness

signifies "to be drunk with wine" (from methu, "mulled wine;" hence Eng., "mead, honey-wine"); originally it denoted simply "a pleasant drink." For Joh 2:10 see under DRINK. The verb is used of "being intoxicated" in Mat 24:49, Act 2:15, 1Co 11:21, 1Th 5:7; metaphorically, of the effect upon men of partaking of the abominations of the Babylonish system, Rev 17:2; of being in a state of mental "intoxication," through the shedding of men's blood profusely, Rev 17:6.

signifies "to make drunk, or to grow drunk" (an inceptive verb, marking the process or the state expressed in No. 1), "to become intoxicated," Luk 12:45, Eph 5:18, 1Th 5:7.

"drunken" (cp. No. 2), is used as noun, in the singular, in 1Co 5:11, and in the plural, in 1Co 6:10, "drunkard," "drunkards."

"strong drink" (akin to methu, "wine," see under A. 1, above), denotes "drunkenness, habitual intoxication," Luk 21:34, Rom 13:13, Gal 5:21.