What does ἄριστον · δεῖπνον mean in the Bible?
ἄριστον · δεῖπνον is a Greek phrase meaning "breakfast/lunch meal or dinner/banquet".
Greek · G712, G1173
ἄριστον ἢ δεῖπνον
Early meal · dinner
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ἄριστονG712early meal
Pronunciationáriston
Open lexicon entry →δεῖπνονG1173dinner
Pronunciationdeîpnon
The chief meal of the day, typically evening; theologically significant for communion and eschatological banquet imagery.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἄριστον ἢ δεῖπνον (ariston ē deipnon) mean in the Bible?
ἄριστον · δεῖπνον is a Greek phrase meaning "breakfast/lunch meal or dinner/banquet".
Full entry for ἄριστον ἢ δεῖπνον (G712, G1173) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G712, G1173?
G712, G1173 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. breakfast/lunch meal or dinner/banquet
Source Gloss
breakfast/lunch meal or dinner/banquet
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Genitive · Singular · NeuterLuke 11:381×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 22:4 · Luke 14:122×
Word Origins
ἄριστον ἢ δεῖπνον is built from this root: