γάμος G1062
wedding, marriage feast — a nuptial celebration or the institution of marriage itself
Gamos denotes both the wedding celebration and the broader institution of marriage. In Jesus' parables, the 'wedding feast' (gamos) becomes a powerful image of the kingdom of God — the king who prepares a banquet for his son (Matt 22:2-14) and the wise and foolish virgins awaiting the bridegroom (Matt 25:10). At Cana, Jesus performs his first sign at a gamos (John 2:1-2). In the Epistles, the writer of Hebrews declares that 'marriage should be honored by all' (Heb 13:4), while Revelation culminates in the 'marriage supper of the Lamb' (Rev 19:7-9). Spanish 'boda/bodas,' French 'noces,' and German 'Hochzeit' consistently capture both the festive event and the covenantal bond.
Senses
1. wedding / marriage feast — A wedding celebration or marriage feast, encompassing both the joyful banquet itself (Matt 22:2-14; John 2:1-2; Rev 19:7-9) and the marital institution (Heb 13:4). In parabolic usage, the wedding feast becomes an eschatological image of the kingdom — invitation, readiness, and the final consummation at the marriage supper of the Lamb. All 16 NT occurrences, whether singular or plural, nominative or accusative, refer to nuptial celebration or the state of wedlock without semantic subdivision. 16×
AR["العُرسُ", "العُرسِ", "الْعُرْسِ", "زَوَاج", "عُرسًا", "عُرْسٌ", "عُرْسٍ", "عُرْسُ", "عُرْسِ"]·ben["বিবাহ", "বিবাহ-উৎসব", "বিবাহ-উৎসবে", "বিবাহে", "বিবাহের"]·DE["Hochzeit"]·EN["marriage", "of-wedding", "wedding", "wedding-feast", "wedding-hall"]·FR["noces"]·heb["אֶל-", "אָמְנָם", "בֶּגֶד", "הַחֲתֻנָּה", "חֲתֻנַּת", "חֲתֻנָּה", "מְסֻבִּים", "מִשְׁתֵּה-חֲתֻנָּה", "נִשׂוּאִים"]·HI["विवाह", "विवाह-का", "विवाह-के", "विवाह-भोज", "विवाहों", "विवाह।"]·ID["perkawinan", "pernikahan", "pernikahan.", "pesta-pernikahan"]·IT["gamos", "gamou", "nozze"]·jav["pahargyan", "pahargyan-temanten", "pahargyan.", "palakrama", "palakrami", "pésta-dhaup"]·KO["결혼은", "잔치에서", "혼인-의", "혼인-잔치", "혼인-잔치-를", "혼인-잔치-에", "혼인-잔치가", "혼인-잔치는", "혼인의", "혼인이", "혼인잔치에"]·PT["bodas", "bodas,", "bodas.", "casamento", "de-casamento;", "de-casamento?"]·RU["брак", "брака", "брачной?", "брачную;", "брачный-пир", "брачный-пир,", "брачный-пир.", "свадьба", "свадьбы"]·ES["banquete", "boda", "bodas", "de-boda", "matrimonio"]·SW["-", "arusi", "harusi", "karamu-ya-harusi", "na", "ndoa", "tayari", "walioketi-mezani"]·TR["düğün", "düğünden", "düğüne", "düğünü", "düğünün", "evlilik"]·urd["شادی", "شادی-کا", "شادی-کی", "شادی۔", "نکاح"]
Matt 22:2, Matt 22:3, Matt 22:4, Matt 22:8, Matt 22:9, Matt 22:10, Matt 22:11, Matt 22:12, Matt 25:10, Luke 12:36, Luke 14:8, John 2:1 (+4 more)
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
γάμος [ᾰ], ὁ, wedding, Refs 8th c.BC+; γάμον τεύχειν furnish forth a wedding, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀρτύεινRefs 4th c.BC+; of a single wedding, οἰκοσίτους τοὺς γ. ποιεῖσθαι NT+4th c.BC+ __II marriage, wedlock, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸν Οἰνέως γ. the marriage granted by O., Refs 5th c.BC+, i.e. prostitution, Refs 4th c.BC+; Πανὸς ἀναβοᾷ γάμους, i.e. rape, Refs 5th c.BC+; of unlawful wedlock, as of Paris and…