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deîpnon

dinner, main meal

Say it: DAYP-non (approximate)

δεῖπνον

What it means

The main meal of the day, usually in the evening, or a formal dinner. In 11:20 it is "the Lord's supper" (kyriakon deipnon), which in Corinth was a real meal eaten together before the bread and cup.

Range of meaning

  • SupperThe evening meal.
  • BanquetA formal dinner.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 11

    "It isn't possible to eat the Lord's supper" (11:20-21).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G1173 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources