Strong's Lexicon
G1173 — δεῖπνον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1173 |
|---|---|
| Word: | δεῖπνον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from dapto "to devour" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 16 |
| Transliteration: | deipnon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | deip`-non |
| Meaning: | 1. dinner, i.e. the chief meal (usually in the evening) |
| KJV Renderings: | feast, supper |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δεῖπνον, δείπνου, τό, and according to a rare and late form ὁ δεῖπνος in Luk 14:16 Lachmann (cf. Tdf. on Rev 19:9; Rev 19:17, also Winers Grammar, 65 (64); on the derivation cf. δαπάνη) (in Homer the morning meal or breakfast, cf. Passow (more fully Liddell and Scott) under the word; this the Greeks afterward call τό ἄριστον which see (and references there), designating as τό δεῖπνον the evening meal or supper);
1. supper, especially a formal meal usually held at evening: Luk 14:17; Luk 14:24; Joh 13:2; Joh 13:4; Joh 21:20; plural: Mat 23:6; Mar 12:39; Luke (Luk 11:43 Lachmann in brackets); Luk 20:46; used of the Messiah’s feast, symbolizing salvation in the kingdom of heaven: Rev 19:9; Rev 19:17; κυριακόν δεῖπνον (see κυριακός, 1), 1Co 11:20; ποιεῖν δεῖπνον, Luk 14:12 (ἄριστον ἤ δεῖπνον); Luk 14:16 (Dan 5:1 (Theod.)); with the addition τίνι, Mar 6:21; Joh 12:2.
2. universally, food taken at evening: 1Co 11:21.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
δεῖπνον (feast)
Matthew 23:6
- KJV: And love the uppermost rooms at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues
- GK: φιλούσί τε την πρωτοκλισίαν εν τοις δείπνοις και τας πρωτοκαθεδρίας εν ταις συναγωγαίς
Mark 6:21
- KJV: And when a convenient day was come that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords high captains and chief of Galilee
- GK: και γενομένης ημέρας ευκαίρου ότε Ηρώδης τοις γενεσίοις αυτού δείπνον εποίει τοις μεγιστάσιν αυτού και τοις χιλιάρχοις και τοις πρώτοις της Γαλιλαίας
Mark 12:39
- KJV: And the chief seats in the synagogues and the uppermost rooms at feasts
- GK: και πρωτοκαθεδρίας εν ταις συναγωγαίς και πρωτοκλισίας εν τοις δείπνοις
Luke 14:12
- KJV: Then 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 rich neighbours lest they also bid thee again and a recompence be made thee
- GK: έλεγε και τω κεκληκότι αυτόν όταν ποιής άριστον η δείπνον μη φώνει τους φίλους σου μηδέ τους αδελφούς σου μηδέ τους συγγενείς σου μηδέ γείτονας πλουσίους μήποτε και αυτοί σε αντικαλέσωσι και γένηταί σοι ανταπόδομα
Luke 14:16
- KJV: Then said he unto him A certain man made a great supper and bade many
- GK: ο δε είπεν αυτώ άνθρωπός τις εποίησε δείπνον μέγα και εκάλεσε πολλούς
Luke 14:17
- KJV: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden Come for all things are now ready
- GK: και απέστειλε τον δούλου αυτού τη ώρα του δείπνου ειπείν τοις κεκλημένοις έρχεσθε ότι ήδη έτοιμά εστι πάντα
Luke 14:24
- KJV: For I say unto you That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper
- GK: λέγω γαρ υμίν ότι ουδείς των ανδρών εκείνων των κεκλημένων γεύσεταί μου του δείπνου
Luke 20:46
- KJV: Beware of the scribes which desire to walk in long robes and love greetings in the markets and the highest seats in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts
- GK: προσέχετε από των γραμματέων των θελόντων περιπατείν εν στολαίς και φιλούντων ασπασμούς εν ταις αγοραίς και πρωτοκαθεδρίας εν ταις συναγωγαίς και πρωτοκλισίας εν τοις δείπνοις
John 12:2
- KJV: There they made him a supper and Martha served but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him
- GK: εποίησαν ούν αυτώ δείπνον εκεί και η Μάρθα διηκόνει ο δε Λάζαρος εις ην των ανακειμένων αυτώ
John 13:2
- KJV: And supper being ended the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot Simon’s to betray him
- GK: και δείπνου γενομένου του διαβόλου ήδη βεβληκότος εις την καρδίαν Ιούδα Σίμωνος Ισκαριώτου ίνα αυτόν παραδώ
John 13:4
- KJV: He riseth from supper and laid aside his garments and took a towel and girded himself
- GK: εγείρεται εκ του δείπνου και τίθησι τα ιμάτια και λαβών λέντιον διέζωσεν εαυτόν
John 21:20
- KJV: Then Peter turning about seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following which also leaned on his breast at supper and said Lord which is he that betrayeth thee
- GK: επιστραφείς δε ο Πέτρος βλέπει τον μαθητήν ον ηγάπα ο Ιησούς ακολουθούντα ος και ανέπεσεν εν τω δείπνω επί το στήθος αυτού και είπε κύριε τις εστιν ο παραδιδούς σε
1 Corinthians 11:20
- KJV: When ye come together therefore into one place is not to eat the Lord’s supper
- GK: συνερχομένων ούν υμών επί το αυτό ουκ έστι κυριακόν δείπνον φαγείν
1 Corinthians 11:21
- KJV: For in eating every one taketh before his own supper and one is hungry and another is drunken
- GK: έκαστος γαρ το ίδιον δείπνον προλαμβάνει εν τω φαγείν και ος μεν πεινά ος δε μεθύει
Revelation 19:9
- KJV: And he saith unto me Write Blessed they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb And he saith unto me These are the true sayings of God
- GK: και λέγει μοι γράψον μακάριοι οι εις το δείπνον του γάμου του αρνίου κεκλημένοι και λέγει μοι ούτοι οι λόγοι αληθινοί εισι του θεού
Revelation 19:17
- KJV: And I saw an angel standing in the sun and he cried with a loud voice saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God
- GK: και είδον ένα άγγελον εστώτα εν τω ηλίω και έκραξε φωνή μεγάλη λέγων πάσι τοις ορνέοις τοις πετομένοις εν μεσουρανήματι δεύτε και συνάχθητε εις το δείπνον το μέγα του θεού