μεθύω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[<b class="b3">ῠ],</b> (μέθυ), only pres. and impf.: fut. and aor. Act. belong to [[μεθύσκω]] ([[μεθύσας]] is f.l. in <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>28.211</span>; [[μεθύσαντας]] is f.l. for -τες in Plu.2.239a), aor. being supplied by Pass. of [[μεθύσκω]]:— <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> to [[be drunken with wine]], νευστάζων κεφαλῇ, μεθύοντι ἐοικώς <span class="bibl">Od.18.240</span>; [[μεθύων]], opp. [[νήφων]], <span class="bibl">Thgn.478</span>,<span class="bibl">627</span>, cf. Alc.<span class="title">Supp.</span>4.12, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Fr.</span> 128</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>1048</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PHal.</span>1.193</span> (iii B. C.), etc.; μ. ὑπὸ τοῦ οἴνου <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Smp.</span>2.26</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ μεθύειν</b> [[drunkenness]], <span class="bibl">Antiph.187.2</span>, <span class="bibl">Alex.43</span>; τὸ μ. πημονῆς λυτήριον <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>758</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">1</span> of things, to [[be drenched]], [[steeped]] in any liquid, c. dat., e.g. βοείην… μεθύουσαν ἀλοιφῇ <span class="bibl">Il.17.390</span>; μεθύων ἐλαίῳ λύχνος <span class="bibl">Babr.114.1</span>; [χείμαρρος] ὄμβροισι μ. <span class="title">AP</span>9.277 (Antiphil.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of persons, to [[be intoxicated]] with passion, pride, etc., ὑπὸ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Smp.</span>8.21</span>; ὑπὸ τρυφῆς <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Criti.</span> 121a</span>; ἔρωτι <span class="bibl">Anacr.19</span>; τῷ μεγέθει τῶν πεπραγμένων <span class="bibl">D.4.49</span>; περὶ τὰς ἡδονάς <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VS</span>1.22.1</span>; οὐ μ. τὴν φρόνησιν <span class="bibl">Alex.301</span>; μ. τὸ φίλημα <span class="title">AP</span>5.304. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> to [[be stupefied]], [[stunned]], πληγαῖς μεθύων <span class="bibl">Theoc.22.98</span>; ἐξ ὀδυνάων <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>5.228</span>, cf. Nonn.l.c.</span>