Biblica Analytica
G1172 Greek

δειπνέω

deipneō

to dine

Lexicon Entry

Definition
to dine
Transliteration
deipneō
Strong's Number
G1172
Occurrences
4

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

According to the lexicon data, the Greek word δειπνέω (deipneō) is defined as "to dine." Its meaning is straightforward, referring to the act of eating a meal, presumably in the evening. The word's usage is limited to 4 occurrences in the Bible, indicating that it was not a frequently used term. Nonetheless, its specificity suggests that it may have held cultural or social significance for the authors or communities who employed it. The fact that deipneō is used to describe dining, rather than more general terms for eating, implies that mealtime held some importance in the social or communal context in which the authors wrote. However, without further evidence, it is impossible to specify the exact nature of this significance.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G1172
Lemma
δειπνέω
Transliteration
deipneō
Definition
to dine
Occurrences
4
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences across the text