Dinner
δεῖπνονStrong’s G1173deipnon
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Deipnon is the Greek word usually translated “supper”, “banquets” and “banquet”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,”
Meaning
Usually translated “supper”, “banquets” and “banquet”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- supper 9
- a supper 3
- banquets 2
- a banquet 1
- feasts 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 5
- John 4
- Mark 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Revelation 2
- Matthew 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 6:21And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
- Mark 12:39And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
- Luke 14:12Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
- Luke 14:16Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
- Luke 14:17And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
- Luke 14:24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Greek dictionary
δεῖπνον deipnon · dinner
δεῖπνον, -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for פַּת־בַּג (Da) ;] the chief meal of the day, dinner, supper: Mat.23:6, Mrk.12:39, Luk.14:17, 24 20:46, Jhn.13:2, 4 21:20, 1Co.11:21; δ. ποιεῖν, Mrk.6:21, Luk.14:12, 16, Jhn.12:2; κυριακὸν (which see) δ., 1Co.11:20; metaphorically (Dalman, Words, 118), δ. τ. γάμου τ. ἀρνίου, Rev.19:9; δ. τ. μέγα τ. Θεοῦ, Rev.19:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dinner” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DINNER, noun
[See Dine.]
- The meal taken about the middle of the day; or the principal meal of the day, eaten between noon and evening.
- An entertainment; a feast.“Behold, I have prepared my dinner” Matthew 22:4
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.