ἀριστάω G0709
dine, eat breakfast or a meal
This verb refers to eating a meal, particularly breakfast or the midday meal. Jesus accepts a Pharisee's invitation to 'dine' with him (Luke 11:37). After the resurrection, Jesus invites the disciples to 'have breakfast' by the Sea of Tiberias, then asks Peter about his love three times (John 21:12, 15). The word originally denoted the morning meal (ἄριστον) but later came to mean the midday meal. In NT contexts, it marks moments of fellowship and significant conversation, particularly post-resurrection encounters.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Denotes eating a meal, creating context for important interactions. Luke 11:37 records a Pharisee asking Jesus to 'dine' (ἀριστήσῃ) with him, setting the stage for controversy over ritual washing. John 21:12 has Jesus inviting disciples to 'have breakfast' (ἀριστήσατε) in the resurrection appearance. John 21:15 notes 'when they had breakfasted' (ἠρίστησαν) Jesus began questioning Peter. The French 'déjeuner' and German 'fruehstuecken' (breakfast) show the meal context where relationship and teaching converge. 3×
AR["تَغَدَّوْا", "يَتَغَدّى"]·ben["খাবেন", "সকালের-খাওয়া-খাও।", "সকালের-খাওয়া-খেলেন,"]·DE["fruehstuecken", "ἀριστήσῃ"]·EN["have-breakfast", "he-might-dine", "they-had-breakfast"]·FR["déjeuner"]·heb["אִכְלוּ", "אָכְלוּ", "יְסָעֵד"]·HI["नाश्ता-कर-चुके", "नाश्ता-करो", "भोजन-करे"]·ID["makan-siang", "mereka-sarapan", "sarapan"]·IT["aristesate", "aristese", "eristesan"]·jav["dhahar", "dhahar-énjing", "sampun-dhahar"]·KO["식사하시도록", "아침-먹어라", "아침-먹었다"]·PT["almoçai", "almoçaram"]·RU["завтракайте", "позавтракал", "позавтракали"]·ES["almorzad", "almorzara", "almorzaron"]·SW["ale-chakula-cha-asubuhi", "kifungua-kinywa", "walipokwisha-kula"]·TR["kahvaltı-yaptılar", "kahvaltı-yapın", "yemek-yesin"]·urd["ناشتہ-کرو", "ناشتہ-کرے", "ناشتہ-کیا"]
Related Senses
H8081 1. oil (substance) (180×)H3196 1. wine (fermented grape juice) (141×)H1706 1. honey (54×)H4682 1. unleavened bread/cakes (53×)H2461 1. milk (42×)H8492 1. new wine / must (38×)H0400 1. food, nourishment (36×)G3631 1. wine (34×)H3978 1. food, nourishment (30×)H1314 1. spice / perfume / balsam (29×)H7416 1. pomegranate (fruit/ornament) (28×)H3323 1. fresh oil, olive oil (23×)H2964 1. prey, torn flesh (19×)H3899 2. food, sustenance (19×)G1033 1. food (17×)G5160 1. food (16×)H5561 1. spices, aromatic substances (16×)H0402 1. food, nourishment (14×)G2219 1. leaven (13×)H4478a 1. manna (13×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀριστάω, infinitive ἀριστᾶν, Ionic dialect -ῆνRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἠρίστηκαRefs 5th c.BC+; of this tense the Comedy texts also used I plural ἠρίσταμενRefs 5th c.BC+, infinitive ἠριστάναιRefs 5th c.BC+ — passive, perfect ἠρίστημαι, see below [ᾱρ Refs 5th c.BC+; ᾰρ only late, Refs 6th c.AD+]:—take the ἄριστον or midday meal, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἠρίστων, opposed to ἐδείπνουν, Refs 5th c.BC+: with…