Strong G709ἀριστάω
to eat early meal
- Transliteration
- aristaō
- Pronunciation
- ar-is-tah'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G712; to take the principal meal: - dine.
Detailed definition
ἀριστάω, -ῶ
(ἄριστον), [in LXX: Gen.43:25 (לֶחֶם אָכַל), 1Ki.14:24 (לֶחֶם), 3Ki.13:7 (סָעַד), Tob.2:1 *;]
1. prop., to breakfast: Jhn.21:12, 15
2. In late Gk., to take a meal, dine: Luk.11:37.†
(AS)
(ἄριστον), [in LXX: Gen.43:25 (לֶחֶם אָכַל), 1Ki.14:24 (לֶחֶם), 3Ki.13:7 (סָעַד), Tob.2:1 *;]
1. prop., to breakfast: Jhn.21:12, 15
2. In late Gk., to take a meal, dine: Luk.11:37.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G709 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dine2
- din1
First verses
- Luke 11:37And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
- John 21:12Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
- John 21:15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀριστάω,
infinitive ἀριστᾶν, Ionic dialect -ῆν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 3.68)]: perfect ἠρίστηκα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.2.39, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 212.25)]; of this tense the Comedy texts also used I plural ἠρίσταμεν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 496, 5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 22)], infinitive ἠριστάναι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 60:)] — passive, perfect ἠρίστημαι, see below [ᾱρ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 815, etc.)]; ᾰρ only late, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 11.387 (6th c.AD: Palladas Epigrammaticus))]]:—take the ἄριστον or midday meal, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 416, “Eq.” 815)]; ἠρίστων, opposed to ἐδείπνουν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.7.12, compare “An.” 4.6.21)]: with accusative of things, breakfast on, ἴα καὶ ῥόδα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Diodorus Comicus 2.37, compare 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 122.5)]: perfect passive impersonal, ἠρίστηται δ᾽ ἐξαρκούντως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 377.)]
2 eat a second meal, opposed to μονοσιτέω, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “V M” 10, “Acut.” 30.)]
infinitive ἀριστᾶν, Ionic dialect -ῆν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 3.68)]: perfect ἠρίστηκα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.2.39, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 212.25)]; of this tense the Comedy texts also used I plural ἠρίσταμεν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 496, 5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 22)], infinitive ἠριστάναι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 60:)] — passive, perfect ἠρίστημαι, see below [ᾱρ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 815, etc.)]; ᾰρ only late, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 11.387 (6th c.AD: Palladas Epigrammaticus))]]:—take the ἄριστον or midday meal, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 416, “Eq.” 815)]; ἠρίστων, opposed to ἐδείπνουν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.7.12, compare “An.” 4.6.21)]: with accusative of things, breakfast on, ἴα καὶ ῥόδα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Diodorus Comicus 2.37, compare 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 122.5)]: perfect passive impersonal, ἠρίστηται δ᾽ ἐξαρκούντως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 377.)]
2 eat a second meal, opposed to μονοσιτέω, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “V M” 10, “Acut.” 30.)]