Ephesians 5:18

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And be not drunke with wine, wherin is excesse: but be fylled with the spirite,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ μὴ μεθύσκεσθε οἴνῳ, ἐν ᾧ ἐστιν ἀσωτία· ἀλλὰ πληροῦσθε ἐν Πνεύματι·

Transliteration

And mē methyskesthe oinō, in which estin asōtia; but plērousthe in Pneumati

Grammar Details

• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *methyskesthe*: present imperative, passive, 2nd plural - be drunk [continuous command]
• *oinō*: dative, masculine, singular - with wine
• *estin*: present, indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *asōtia*: nominative, feminine, singular - debauchery/dissipation
• *plērousthe*: present imperative, passive, 2nd plural - be filled [continuous command]
• *Pneumati*: dative, neuter, singular - with Spirit

Word Meanings

• *methyskesthe*: be drunk/intoxicated
• *oinō*: wine/fermented grape juice
• *asōtia*: debauchery/dissipation/excess/riot
• *plērousthe*: be filled/be fulfilled
• *Pneumati*: Spirit/spirit/breath

Referenced Verses

• Prov 20:1 : 1 Wine maketh a man to be scornefull, & strong drinke causeth a man to be vnquiet: who so delighteth therin shall not be wyse.
• Isa 5:22 : 22 Wo be vnto them that are strong to suppe out wine, and expert men to set vp drunkennesse.
• Luke 1:15 : 15 For he shalbe great in the syght of the Lorde, and shall neither drynke wine nor strong drynke: and he shalbe fylled with the holy ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.
• Rom 13:13 : 13 Let vs walke honestly as in the day, not in riotyng & dronkennesse, neither in chaumberyng & wantonnesse, neither in strife and enuying.
• 1 Cor 5:11 : 11 But nowe I haue written vnto you, that ye companie not together, if any that is called a brother be a fornicatour, or couetous, or a worshipper of idols, or a rayler, or a drunkarde, or an extortioner: with him that is such see that ye eate not.
• 1 Thess 5:7 : 7 For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night: and they that be druncken, are druncken in the nyght.
• 1 Pet 4:3-4 : 3 For it is sufficient for vs that we haue spent the tyme that is paste of the lyfe, after the wyll of the gentiles, walkyng in wantonnesse, lustes, in excesse of wynes, in excesse of eatyng, in excesse of drynkyng, and abominable idolatrie. 4 And it seemeth to them an inconuenient thyng, that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of riote, and therefore speake they euyll of you:
• Isa 5:11-13 : 11 Wo be vnto them that rise vp early to folowe drunkennesse, continuyng vntyll nyght, tyll they be set on fire with wine. 12 In their feastes are harpes and lutes, tabrettes and pipes, and wine: but they regarde not the worke of the Lord, and consider not the operatio of his handes. 13 Therfore commeth my folke into captiuitie, because they haue no vnderstandyng: Their glorie is famished with hunger, and their multitude dryed vp with thirst.
• Gal 5:21-25 : 21 Enuyinges, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonies, and such lyke: of the whiche I tell you before, as I haue tolde you in tyme past, that they which do suche thinges, shall not inherite the kingdome of God. 22 But the fruite of the spirite is, loue, ioye, peace, long sufferyng, gentlenesse, goodnesse, fayth, 23 Mekenesse, temperauncie: agaynst such there is no lawe. 24 They truely that are Christes, haue crucified the flesshe, with the affections and lustes. 25 Yf we lyue in ye spirite, let vs walke in the spirite.
• 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunckardes, nor cursed speakers, nor pyllers, shall inherite the kingdome of God.
• Luke 21:34 : 34 Take heede to your selues, lest at any tyme your heartes be ouercome with surfettyng and dronkennesse, and cares of this lyfe, and so the daye come vpon you vnwares.
• Prov 23:20-21 : 20 Kepe not company with wine bibbers, and riotous eaters of fleshe: 21 For suche as be drunkardes and riotours shall come to pouertie: and he that is geuen to muche sleepe, shall go with a ragged coate.
• Prov 23:29-35 : 29 Who hath wo? who hath sorowe? who hath strife? who hath brawling? and who hath woundes without a cause? 30 Or who hath red eyes? euen they that be euer at the wine, & seeke excesse. 31 Looke not thou vpon the wine howe red it is, and what a colour it geueth in the glasse: 32 It goeth downe sweetely, but at the last it byteth like a serpent, and stingeth lyke an adder. 33 Thyne eyes shall beholde straunge women, and thyne heart shall vtter lewde thinges: 34 Yea thou shalt be as though thou layest in the middest of the sea, or slepest vppon the top of the maste of a ship. 35 They haue beaten me shalt thou say and I was not sicke, they haue stricken me, and I felt it not: When I am well wakened, I wil go to the drinke again.
• Gen 9:21 : 21 And he drynkyng of the wyne, was dronken, and vncouered within his tent.
• Deut 21:20 : 20 And say vnto the elders of the citie: This our sonne is stubburne and disobedient, and wyll not hearken vnto our voyce, he is a rioter & a drunkarde.
• Ps 63:3-5 : 3 For thy louing kindnes is better then life itselfe: my lippes shall prayse thee. 4 As long as I liue I wyll blesse thee on this maner: and in thy name I wyll lyft vp my handes. 5 My soule is satisfied euen as it were with mary and fatnes: and my mouth prayseth thee with ioyfull lippes.
• Luke 11:13 : 13 If ye then, being euyll, can geue good gyftes vnto your chyldren, howe muche more shall your father of heauen geue the holy spirite, to them that desire it of hym.
• Luke 12:45 : 45 But & yf that seruaut say in his heart, my lorde wyll deferre his commyng, and shall begyn to smyte the seruauntes and maydens, and to eate and drynke, and to be dronken,
• Acts 2:13-18 : 13 Other mocked, saying: These men are full of newe wyne. 14 But Peter standyng foorth with the eleuen, lyft vp his voyce, and sayde vnto them: Ye men of Iurie, and all ye that dwell at Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and with your eares heare my wordes. 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeyng it is but the thirde houre of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophete Ioel: 17 And it shalbe in the last dayes (sayth God) of my spirite I wyll powre out vpon all fleshe: And your sonnes and your daughters shall prophesie, and your young men shall see visions, and your olde men shall dreame dreames. 18 And on my seruauntes, and on my handemaydens, I wyll powre out of my spirite in those dayes, and they shall prophesie.
• Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, and full of the holy ghost, and of fayth: And much people was added vnto the Lorde.
• Isa 25:6 : 6 And in this mountaine shal the Lord of hoastes make vnto all people a feast of plenteous and delicate thinges, euen of most plesaunt and daintie disshes.
• Zech 9:15-17 : 15 The lord of hoastes shal defend them, they shal consume & deuour, and subdue them with sling stones, they shall drincke & rage as it were through wine, they shalbe filled lyke the basons, and as the hornes of the aulter. 16 The Lorde their God shall deliuer them in that day, as the flocke of his people: For as precious stones of a Diademe they shalbe set vp ouer his lande. 17 O how prosperous and goodly a thing shall that be? For the corne shall make the young men cheareful, and the newe wine the maydens.
• Matt 23:25 : 25 Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites: for ye make cleane the vtter syde of the cup, & of the platter: but within they are full of brybery & excesse.
• Ps 69:12 : 12 They that sit in the gate speake agaynst me: and they that drynke strong drynke make songes vpon me.
• Gen 19:32-35 : 32 Come, let vs geue our father wine to drynke, and lye with hym, that we may saue seede of our father. 33 And so they gaue their father wine to drinke that night: and the elder daughter went and lay with her father, and he perceaued it not neither when she laye downe, neyther when she rose vp. 34 And on the morowe the elder sayde vnto the younger: beholde, yesternight lay I with my father: let vs make hym drynke wyne this nyght also, & go thou and lye with hym, that thou mayest rayse vp seede of our father. And they made their father drynke wyne that nyght also. 35 And the younger arose, and laye with hym: & he perceaued it not, neither whe she lay downe, neither whe she rose vp.
• Song 1:4 : 4 Drawe thou me vnto thee we wyll runne after thee. The kyng hath brought me into his priuie chaumbers: We wylbe glad and reioyce in thee, we thinke more of thy loue then of wine: they that be righteous loue thee.
• 1 Cor 11:21 : 21 For euery one preuenteth other, in eatyng his owne supper. And one is hungry, and another is drunken.
• Titus 1:6 : 6 If any be blamelesse, the husbande of one wyfe, hauyng faythfull chyldren, not accusable of riote, or vntractable.
• Song 7:9 : 9 And thy rooffe of thy mouth lyke the best wine, which is meete for my best beloued, pleasaunt for his lippes, and for his teeth to chawe.
• Matt 24:49 : 49 And so begyn to smyte his felowes, yea, and to eate and drynke with the dronken:
• Isa 55:1 : 1 Come to the waters all ye that be thirstie, and ye that haue no money, come, bye, that ye may haue to eate: Come, bye wine and mylke without any money or money worth.