Banquets and Feasts

ἀγάπ-η, ἡ, love, LXX+2nd c.BC+ O; of the love of husband and wife, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 especially love of God for man and of man for God, LXX+1st c.AD+:—also brotherly love, charity, NT __II in plural, love-feast, NT __III alms, charity, Refs 4th c.AD+ __IV ἀγάπη θεῶν, title of Isis, Refs 2nd c.AD+

מִשְׁתֶּה45 n.m. Gn 21:8 1. feast; 2. drink;—abs. מ׳ Gn 19:3 +; cstr. מִשְׁתֵּה 1 S 25:36 +; sf. מִשְׁתָּיו Dn 1:5 + (Ges§ 93 ss), etc.;— 1. feast, banquet (occasion for drinking, drinking-bout), 1 S 25:36(×2); Is 5:12; Je 51:39 (fig.), Jb 1:5; Est 2:18; 5:14; 8:17; 9:19; lasting seven days Ju 14:12, 17 (wedding-feast, cf. Gn 29:22, and v. BenzArch. 143; Ency. Bib. 2949 NowArch. i. 163); עָשָׂה מ׳ give or make a feast (sometimes + ל pers.) Gn 19:3; 26:30 (both J), 21:8; 40:20 (both E), Ju 14:10; 2 S 3:20 1 K 3:15; Est 1:3 + 8 times Est, Jb 1:4 + 2 S 13:27(×2) 𝔊 Th We Dr and mod.; מִשְׁתֵּה הַיַּיִן Est 5:6; 7:2, 7, בֵּית מִשְׁתֶּה Je 16:8; Ec 7:2, בֵּית מִשְׁתֵּה הַיַּיִן Est 7:8; יוֹם מ׳ וְשִׂמְחָה Est 9:17, 18, cf. v 22; of י׳’s banquet for all peoples Is 25:6 (fig. of Messianic blessings); fig. also in טוֹב־לֵב מ׳ תָּמִיד Pr 15:15. †2. drink (late): מַאֲכָל וּמ׳ וָשֶׁמֶן Ezr 3:7; sf. יֵין מִשְׁתָּיו Dn 1:5, 8; מִשְׁתֵּיהֶם v 16; מִשְׁתֵּיכֶם v 10.

δεῖπνον, τό, meal: in Refs 8th c.BC+ sometimes noonday meal, Refs 8th c.BC+; sometimes ={ἄριστον}, morning meal, Refs 8th c.BC+; sometimes ={δόρπον}, evening meal, Refs.; later,the midday meal, σῖτον εἰδέναι διώρισα, ἄριστα, δεῖπνα, δόρπα θ᾽ αἱρεῖσθαι τρίτα Refs 4th c.BC+; later, the afternoon meal, dinner or supper, σοὶ δὲ μελήσει, ὅτανᾖ δεκάπουν τὸ στοιχεῖον, λιπαρῷ χωρεῖν ἐπὶ δ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπὸ δείπνου straight-way after the meal, ἀπὸ δ. αὐτοῦ θωρήσσοντο Refs 8th c.BC+; καλεῖν ἐπὶ δεῖπνον, κεκλῆσθαι ἐπὶ δ., Refs 5th c.BC+; of animals, etc., Refs 8th c.BC+ __2 generally, food, provender, ἵπποισιν δεῖπνον δότε Refs 8th c.BC+; κοράκεσσιν epigram cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+

πρωτο-κλῐσία, ἡ, first seat at table, NT; compare πρωτοκαθεδρία. πρωτο-καθεδρία, ἡ,   the first seat in a public place, NT

ἄριστον, τό, morning meal, breakfast, twice in Refs 8th c.BC+: later, breakfast was called ἀκράτισμα, and ἄριστον was the midday meal, our luncheon,Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄ. αἱρεῖσθαι, ποιεῖσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+. [; contraction from ᾰ (y) ερι-στον, cf. Gothic air, OHG. ēr 'early', Avest. ayar[schwa] 'day'; also ᾱ (y) ερ- in ἦρι, ἠέριο; -στο- from -d-to-, root ed- 'eat'.]

ἀρχι-τρίκλῑνος, ὁ, president of a banquet (triclinium), NT __2 head-waiter, Refs 3rd c.AD+

κῶμος, ὁ, revel, carousal, merry-making, εἰς δαῖτα θάλειαν καὶ χορὸν ἱμερόεντα καὶ ἐς φιλοκυδέα κ. Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐν κώμῳ εἶναι, of a city, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially in honour of gods, τοῖς ἐν ἄστει Διονυσίοις ἡ πομπὴ.. καὶ ὁ κ. Legal cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; κώμῳ θυραμάχοις τε πυγμαχίαισι Pratin.Lyric poetry 1.8; χοροῖς ἢ κώμοις Ὑακίνθου Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 concrete, band of revellers, κ. εὐίου θεοῦ Refs; especially of the procession which celebrated a victor in games, Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, rout, band, κ. Ἐρινύων Refs 4th c.BC+; of an army, κ. ἀναυλότατος Refs 5th c.BC+; band of hunters, Refs; of maidens, Refs; of doves, Refs __II the ode sung at one of these festive processions, Refs 5th c.BC+

Included with: γενέσι-ος, ον, ={γενέθλιος},{θεός} Refs 1st c.AD+; epithet of Posidon, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II Γενέσιον, τό, shrine of Posidon Γ., Paus. [prev. cited] __III γενέσια, τά, day kept in memory of the birthday of the dead, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be distinguished from γενέθλια birthday-feast, though used for it in NT+5th c.BC+; so ἡ γ. ἡμέρα, ={ἡ γενέθλιος}, Refs; ἡ γ. alone, Refs; τῇ τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ ἐμμήνῳ γ. Refs 2nd c.AD+

δοχ-ή, ἡ, ={δοχεῖον}, receptacle, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II reception, entertainment, NT+3rd c.BC+; ={ἄριστον}, Refs 5th c.AD+ __III σημεῖον ἐν θυτικῇ, Refs

συμπόσι-ον, τό, drinking-party, symposium, Refs 7th c.BC+; σ. κατασκευάσαι, φίλοις παρασχεῖν, συνάγειν, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II the party itself, the guests, LXX+1st c.AD+; ἀνακλιθῆναι.. συμπόσια συμπόσια in groups, NT __III the room in which such parties were given, τοῦ σ. στέγη Refs 3rd c.BC+; σαίρειν τὸ σ. Refs 2nd c.AD+

κλῐσία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, κλίνω) place for lying down or reclining: hence, __I hut, shed, booth, 1. for use in peace, cot, cabin, once in Refs 8th c.BC+ __I.2 for use in war, hut, κ. εὔπηκτος, εὔτυκτος, Refs 8th c.BC+: frequently in plural, camp, Refs; πῦρ ἐν κλισίῃσι βαλόντες Refs 8th c.BC+: used by Trag. in Lyric poetry and anapaest meter, Refs 5th c.BC+, of wine-shops, Refs; εὐσεβέων κλισίη, of the grave, Refs 2nd c.BC+; chapel, ἡ κ. ἡ ἱερά Refs; compare κλεισία. __II anything for lying or sitting upon, couch or easy chair, Refs 8th c.BC+ __II.2 couch for reclining on at table, Refs 5th c.BC+; place on such couch, κ. ἄτιμος Refs 1st c.AD+ __II.3 nuptial bed, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III company of people sitting at meals, NT; banquet, εὐωχίαι τε καὶ κ. Refs 1st c.AD+; room for company, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __IV way of lying, decubitus, Refs 5th c.BC+

Included with: παν-δοκεύς, έως, ὁ, one who receives all comers, innkeeper, Refs 5th c.BC+:—later πανδοχεύς, NT; of the δεκάς, all-containing, Refs 4th c.BC+ name for unity, Refs

πᾰνήγῠρ-ις, Doric dialect πανᾱγ-, εως, ἡ, (πᾶς, ἄγυρις) general or national assembly, ἐν πανηγύρει βουλευσόμεσθα Refs 4th c.BC+; especially a festal assembly in honour of a national god, Δήμητρος ἁγνῆς καὶ Κόρης Refs 7th c.BC+; πανηγύριας πανηγυρίζειν, ποιήσασθαι, to hold such festivals, keep holy-days, Refs 5th c.BC+; θεωρίαι ἐς τὰς ἐν τῇ Ἑλλάδι π. Decrees cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; in Egypt, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἐν ταῖς π. καὶ δείξεσι τῶν σοφιστῶν Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 any assembly, θεῶν ἅδε πανάγυρις Refs 4th c.BC+; νεοσσῶν, φίλων, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 metaphorically, π. ὀφθαλμῶν feast for the eyes, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὸν.. Ἔχετον χρυσὸν ἀποδείξων καὶ π. destined to exhibit Refs 5th c.BC+ as gold and a feast (by comparison with himself), Refs 4th c.AD+ __3.b in bad sense, παίγνιον ὁ βίος καὶ πλάνη καὶ π. Refs __II people assembled, τῇ π. δέος ἐγένετο μὴ.. Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, crowd, audience, ὅταν ᾖ π. Refs 4th c.BC+

† כֵּרָה n.f. a feast, 2 K 6:23 (v. foregoing).

† לְתֵם (K§ 54, 3. γ) n.m. feast (𝔗 Syriac bread, so BH, q.v. √ II. לחם);—abs. עֲבַד ל׳ Dn 5:1 made a feast.

† [מִשְׁתֵּי so 𝔗] n.m. feast (as BH מִשְׁתֶּה);—emph. בֵּית מִשְׁתְּיָא Dn 5:10.