G755: ἀρχιτρίκλινος (architríklinos)

G755 ἀρχιτρίκλινος (architríklinos)

Greek

Quick Definition

ἀρχιτρίκλινος, ου, ὁ n.m. master of the feast

Strong's Definition

from 746 and a compound of 5140 and 2827 (a dinner-bed, because composed of three couches); director of the entertainment

KJV Usage: governor (ruler) of the feast

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἀρχιτρίκλινος (G0755)

noun, m. | -ου | ἄρχω + τρεῖς + κλίνω

46.7 · Household Activities

head steward the head servant in charge of all those who served at meals or feasts It is also possible that ἀρχιτρίκλινος in JHN 2:8 refers to the master of ceremonies or the toastmaster at the feast.

JHN 2:8 · JHN 2:9 · JHN 2:9

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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἀρχιτρίκλινος architriklinos 3x

director of a feast, Jn. 2:8, 9*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† 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): Jo 2:8, 9.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἀρχιτρίκλινος (architriklinos) — head waiter. ἀρχι-τρίκλῑνος, ὁ, president of a banquet (triclinium), [NT]

2. head-waiter, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]