δεῖπνονdeîpnon

dinner, i.e. the chief meal (usually in the evening)

Greek (New Testament) · G1173

Meanings

the chief meal of the day, dinner, supper: Matthew 23:6, Mark 12:39, Luke 14:17, Luke 14:24, Luke 20:46, John 13:2, John 13:4, John 21:20, 1 Corinthians 11:21; δ. ποιεῖν, Mark 6:21, Luke 14:12, Luke 14:16, John 12:2; κυριακὸν (see that word) δ., 1 Corinthians 11:20; metaphorically, δ. τ. γάμου τ. ἀρνίου, Revelation 19:9; δ. τ. μέγα τ. Θεοῦ, Revelation 19:17.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 23:6 And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.
  • Mark 6:21 Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee.
  • Mark 12:39 And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.
  • Luke 14:12 Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward.
  • Luke 14:16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.
  • Luke 14:17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.