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John 2

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john.2.j2DrunkFreely

ὅταν μεθυσθῶσιν

LEXICONTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

What condition precedes serving the lesser wine?

The banquet official’s observation describes the usual social sequence—better wine first and lesser wine after guests are less discerning—which the bridegroom has reversed.

Why this default

Become drunk exposes the ordinary force of methyskō; drunk freely remains available as the smoother banquet idiom.

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Project defaultwhenever they have become drunk

Project default · lexical force exposed

Alternativewhenever they have drunk freely

Idiomatic banquet description

Alternativeonce the guests’ drinking has dulled their judgment

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