Word

δεῖπνον

deîpnon · G1173 · Greek · 16 occurrences

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Meanings

a meal, a banquet, a feast

A meal whether simple or elaborate (this generic meaning of δεῖπνον is in contrast with the more specific meaning of δεῖπνον)

Examples
Mark 6:21 An opportune day came when Herod, on his birthday, held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders, and the leading people of Galilee;
Mark 12:39 and seats of honor in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets,
1 Corinthians 11:20 Therefore when you come together it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper,
supper, main meal

The principal meal of the day, usually in the evening

Examples
Matthew 23:6 “And they love the place of honor at banquets, and the seats of honor in the synagogues,
Luke 14:12 Now He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “Whenever you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you to a meal in return, and that will be your repayment.
Luke 14:16 But He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;
feast, banquet

An elaborate meal

Examples
Matthew 23:6 “And they love the place of honor at banquets, and the seats of honor in the synagogues,
Mark 6:21 An opportune day came when Herod, on his birthday, held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders, and the leading people of Galilee;
Mark 12:39 and seats of honor in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets,

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

3 occurrences in 3 groups

γάμοςwedding, marriage 1
ἐγώI, we 1
θεόςGod 1

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

4 occurrences in 3 groups

μέγαςgreat, large 2
ἴδιοςone’s own 1
κυριακόςbelonging to the Lord 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

γίνομαιto become, to happen, to be 1

What is done to itIt is the object

7 occurrences in 4 groups

ποιέωto do, to make 4
γεύομαιto taste 1
προλαμβάνωto detect 1
φάγωto eat 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

7 occurrences in 3 groups

ἐνin 5
εἰςto 4
ἐκfrom 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ὥραhour, time 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries

A meal, a banquet, a feast23.22: Used of a shared festive meal, as of the big dinner a man gives and invites many to in Luke 14:16 and the invitation to a luncheon or dinner in Luke 14:12.
Supper, main meal23.25: Used of the principal meal of the day as a social occasion, as of the places of honor at banquets sought by the scribes in Matthew 23:6, Mark 12:39, and Herod's banquet held for his nobles on his birthday in Mark 6:21.

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

δαπάνη dapánē · G1160 · cost, expense · 1×δεῖπνονdeîpnon · G1173δαπανάω dapanáō · G1159 · to spend, to pay out, to pay expenses · 5×δειπνέω deipnéō · G1172 · to eat a meal, to have a meal · 4×ἐκδαπανάω ekdapanáō · G1550 · to give oneself completely for, to do anything and everything · 1×προσδαπανάω prosdapanáō · G4325 · to spend in addition · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon δείπνου, τό, and according to a rare and late form ὁ δεῖπνος in Lk 14:16 Lachmann (cf.…

δείπνου, τό, and according to a rare and late form ὁ δεῖπνος in Lk 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: Lk 14:17, Lk 14:24; Jn 13:2, Jn 13:4; Jn 21:20; plural: Mt 23:6; Mk 12:39; Luke (Lk 11:43 Lachmann in brackets); Lk 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), 1 Cor 11:20; ποιεῖν δεῖπνον, Lk 14:12 (ἄριστον ἤ δεῖπνον); Lk 14:16 (Dan 5:1 (Theod.)); with the addition τίνι, Mk 6:21; Jn 12:2.
2. universally, food taken at evening: 1 Cor 11:21.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Eat, Drink14 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0