Fattened
σιτιστόςStrong’s G4619sitistos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sitistos is the Greek word usually translated “fatlings”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Again, 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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fatlings”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fatlings 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
σιτιστός sitistos · fattened
σιτιστός, -ή, -όν (σιτίζω, to fatten) [in Sm.: Psa.22:13, Jer.46:21 * ;] = σιτευτός, fattened; as subst., pl., τὰ σ., fatlings: Mat.22:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fattened” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FAT'TENED, participle passive
fat'nd. Made fat, plump or fleshy.
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.