μεθύω

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], (μέθυ), only pres. and impf.: fut. and aor. Act. belong to μεθύσκω (μεθύσας is f.l. in Nonn.D.28.211; μεθύσαντας is f.l. for -τες in Plu.2.239a), aor. being supplied by Pass. of μεθύσκω:—

   A to be drunken with wine, νευστάζων κεφαλῇ, μεθύοντι ἐοικώς Od.18.240; μεθύων, opp. νήφων, Thgn.478,627, cf. Alc.Supp.4.12, Pi.Fr. 128, Ar.Pl.1048, PHal.1.193 (iii B. C.), etc.; μ. ὑπὸ τοῦ οἴνου X. Smp.2.26; τὸ μεθύειν drunkenness, Antiph.187.2, Alex.43; τὸ μ. πημονῆς λυτήριον S.Fr.758.    II metaph.,    1 of things, to be drenched, steeped in any liquid, c. dat., e.g. βοείην . . μεθύουσαν ἀλοιφῇ Il.17.390; μεθύων ἐλαίῳ λύχνος Babr.114.1; [χείμαρρος] ὄμβροισι μ. AP9.277 (Antiphil.).    2 of persons, to be intoxicated with passion, pride, etc., ὑπὸ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης X.Smp.8.21; ὑπὸ τρυφῆς Pl.Criti. 121a; ἔρωτι Anacr.19; τῷ μεγέθει τῶν πεπραγμένων D.4.49; περὶ τὰς ἡδονάς Philostr.VS1.22.1; οὐ μ. τὴν φρόνησιν Alex.301; μ. τὸ φίλημα AP5.304.    b to be stupefied, stunned, πληγαῖς μεθύων Theoc.22.98; ἐξ ὀδυνάων Opp.H.5.228, cf. Nonn.l.c.