γάμοςgámos
nuptials
Greek (New Testament) · G1062
Meanings
1. a wedding, especially a wedding-feast: Matthew 22:8, Matthew 22:10, Matthew 22:11, Matthew 22:12, John 2:1-3, Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:9; plural, Matthew 22:2-4, Matthew 22:9, Matthew 25:10, Luke 12:36, Luke 14:8.
2. marriage: Hebrews 13:4.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.
- Matthew 22:3 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!
- Matthew 22:4 “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’
- Matthew 22:8 And he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor.
- Matthew 22:9 Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’
- Matthew 22:10 So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.