Architriklinos ἀρχιτρίκλινος

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Architriklinos
ἀρχιτρίκλινος
Transliterationarchitriklinos
Strong's numberG755
LanguageGreek
Part of speechmasculine noun
Glosshead waiter
Occurrences3 in 2 verses

Architriklinos (Greek ἀρχιτρίκλινος, Strong's G755) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “head waiter”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀρχι-τρίκλινος, -ου, ὁ
(τρί-κλινος or -ον, a room with three couches)
the superintendent of a banquet, whose duty it was to arrange the tables and food (DB, ii, 253): Jhn.2:8-9.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVfeast (2), unto the governor of the feast (1)
BSBmaster of the banquet (2)

Verses

Every verse with Architriklinos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

John

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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