Architriklinos ἀρχιτρίκλινος
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| ἀρχιτρίκλινος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | architriklinos |
| Strong's number | G755 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | head waiter |
| Occurrences | 3 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)
(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
| KJV | feast (2), unto the governor of the feast (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | master 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
- John 2:8And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
- John 2:9When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).