Wedding
γάμοςStrong’s G1062gamos
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gamos is the Greek word usually translated “wedding feast”, “marriage” and “wedding”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,”
Meaning
Usually translated “wedding feast”, “marriage” and “wedding”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wedding feast 5
- marriage 3
- of wedding 2
- wedding feasts 2
- a wedding feast 1
- wedding hall 1
- a wedding 1
- wedding 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 9
- Luke 2
- John 2
- Revelation 2
- Hebrews 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 22:3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
- Matthew 22:4Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
- Matthew 22:8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
- Matthew 22:9Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
- Matthew 22:10So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
- Matthew 22:11And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Greek dictionary
γάμος gamos · wedding
γάμος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX for מִשְׁתֶּה ;] 1. a wedding, esp. a wedding-feast: Mat.22:8, 10 11, 12, Jhn.2:1-3, Rev.19:7, 9; pl. (Field, Notes, 16), Mat.22:2-4, 9 25:10, Luk.12:36 14:8. 2. marriage: Heb.13:4 (Cremer, 666). † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wedding” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEDDING, participle present
tense Marrying; uniting with in matrimony.
All definitions and other forms of “wedding”
WEDDING, noun
Marriage; nuptials; nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.