What does δειπνέω (deipnéō) mean in the Bible?
δειπνέω (deipnéō) is a Greek word meaning "to dine".
Greek · G1172
δειπνέω
To dine
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δειπνέω G1172
Pronunciation deipnéō
What does δειπνέω (deipnéō) mean in the Bible?
δειπνέω (deipnéō) is a Greek word meaning "to dine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1172?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include supper (2), dine (1), my meal (1).
Where does δειπνέω (deipnéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 17:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It supper 2× Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25
dine 1× Revelation 3:20
my meal 1× Luke 17:8
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 17:8 δειπνήσω to my meal Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular Luke 22:20 δειπνῆσαι to supper Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1 Corinthians 11:25 δειπνῆσαι to supper Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Revelation 3:20 δειπνήσω to dine Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 17:8
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Luke 2 1 Corinthians 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
δειπνῆσαι 2x deipnēsai Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25
δειπνήσω 2x deipnēsō Luke 17:8, Revelation 3:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 17:8
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Revelation 3:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to dine
Strong's G1172
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to dine
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 17:8 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
δειπνήσω, deipnhsw
I dine
Read verse Luke 22:20 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
δειπνῆσαι, deipnhsai
I dine
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:25 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
δειπνῆσαι, deipnhsai
I dine
Read verse Revelation 3:20 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
δειπνήσω deipnhsw
I dine
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Luke 22:20 · 1 Cor 11:25 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Luke 17:8 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Future Active Rev 3:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 future 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
infinitive 2 subjunctive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δειπνέω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain