G755: ἀρχιτρίκλινος
architríklinos · “head waiter”
Definition
director of the entertainment
KJV translates it as: governor (ruler) of the feast
Word origin: from G746 (ἀρχή) and a compound of G5140 (τρεῖς) and G2827 (κλίνω) (a dinner-bed, because composed of three couches);
Extended definition
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): Jhn.2:8-9.†
(AS)
(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): Jhn.2:8-9.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G755 is translated
- master of the feast ×2
- master of the feast. ×1
Bible verses with G755 (architríklinos)
Architríklinos appears in 2 verses.
- John 2:8
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
- John 2:9
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,