δεῖπνον deipnon

Greek word for “dinner” · Strong’s G1173 · used 16 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

δεῖπνον, -ου, τό; the chief meal of the day, dinner, supper:, 20:46, 21:20;

How it is translated

Glosses given for deipnon in context, with how often each is used:

• supper 12
• banquets 2
• banquet 1
• feasts 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 14 (4), John 13 (2), 1 Corinthians 11 (2), Revelation 19 (2), Matthew 23 (1), Mark 6 (1), Mark 12 (1), Luke 20 (1), John 12 (1), John 21 (1)

Forms

• δεῖπνον 8
• δείπνου 4
• δείπνοις 3
• δείπνῳ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with deipnon more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πρωτοκαθεδρία prōtokathedria “seat of honor” 3
• πρωτοκλισία prōtoklisia “place of honor” 3
• καλέω kaleō “to call” 5
• συναγωγή sunagōgē “synagogue” 3
• φιλέω phileō “to love” 2
• ἤδη ēdē “already” 2
• φαγεῖν phagein “to eat” 2
• παραδίδωμι paradidōmi “to deliver” 2
• μέγας megas “great” 2
• εἷς ehis “one” 2

Key verses

The verses using deipnon that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 23:6 — And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
• Mark 6:21 — And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
• Luke 14:12 — 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 thy rich…
• Luke 14:16 — Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
• Luke 14:17 — And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
• Luke 20:46 — 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…
• John 12:2 — There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
• John 13:2 — And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
• John 13:4 — He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
• John 21:20 — 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…
• Revelation 19:9 — And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
• Revelation 19:17 — 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…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.