Banquet
δοχήStrong’s G1403dochē
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dochē is the Greek word usually translated “banquet” and “feast”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “banquet” and “feast”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a banquet 1
- a feast 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
δοχή dochē · banquet
δοχή, -ῆς, ἡ (δέχομαι), [in LXX: Gen.21:8, Est.1:3, al. (מִשְׁתֶּה), Dan LXX 5:1 (לֶחֶם) ;] a feast, banquet: Luk.5:29 14:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “banquet” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BAN'QUET, noun
A feast; a rich entertainment of meat and drink. Job xli.
All definitions and other forms of “banquet”
BAN'QUET, verb transitive
To treat with a feast, or rich entertainment.
BAN'QUET, verb intransitive
To feast; to regale one's self with good eating and drinking.
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.