δείπνῳ

deîpnon

supper

Principal meal of the day, typically taken in the late afternoon or evening; by extension, a banquet or formal communal feast. In various contexts, refers both to ordinary daily suppertime as well as ritual or celebratory banquets. The term can also denote communal meals with social or religious significance.

G1173

John 21:20 · Word #17

Lexicon G1173

Lemmaδεῖπνον
Transliterationdeîpnon
Strong'sG1173
DefinitionPrincipal meal of the day, typically taken in the late afternoon or evening; by extension, a banquet or formal communal feast. In various contexts, refers both to ordinary daily suppertime as well as ritual or celebratory banquets. The term can also denote communal meals with social or religious significance.

Morphology N DAT N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasesupper
Literalsupper

Lexical Info

Lemmaδεῖπνον
Strong'sG1173

SIBI-P1 Translation G1173-01

to the principal meal

Morphological NotesNoun, neuter, singular, dative (Gr,N,,,,,DNS) — indicating indirect object, location, or association in the dative case.
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes the chief daily meal or a formal banquet. The dative singular form is rendered with "to" to reflect the dative case while preserving the core sense of the principal meal.

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