Strong G4849συμπόσιον
common meal
- Transliteration
- sumposion
- Pronunciation
- soom-pos'-ee-on
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Neuter of a derivative of the alternate of G4844; a drinking party (symposium) that is (by extension) a room of guests: - company.
Detailed definition
1. a drinking-party, symposium , (Theognis Elegiacus), etc.
2. the room in which such parties were given, drinking-room , (Lucian) (ML)
2. the room in which such parties were given, drinking-room , (Lucian) (ML)
In the Bible
Strong G4849 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- company1
First verses
- Mark 6:39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
συμπόσι-ον, τό,
drinking-party, symposium, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 298, 496, 6th c.BC: Phocylides Lyricus 11, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 23.3, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 9.48, +others, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.78, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.8.10, etc.)]; σ. κατασκευάσαι, φίλοις παρασχεῖν, συνάγειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 363c, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.198b, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.186c, etc.; παιδαγωγεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 641b.-- 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus, and 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus wrote dialogues under this name.)]
II the party itself, the guests, [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.3Mac.5.36, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.157d, 704d)]; ἀνακλιθῆναι.. συμπόσια συμπόσια in groups, [NT (NT.Mark.6.39.)]
III the room in which such parties were given, τοῦ σ. στέγη [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC(?): Callixinus Historicus 2, compare “BGU” 1793.11 (1st c.BC))]; σαίρειν τὸ σ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “D Deor.” 24.1, etc.)]
drinking-party, symposium, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 298, 496, 6th c.BC: Phocylides Lyricus 11, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 23.3, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 9.48, +others, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.78, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.8.10, etc.)]; σ. κατασκευάσαι, φίλοις παρασχεῖν, συνάγειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 363c, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.198b, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.186c, etc.; παιδαγωγεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 641b.-- 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus, and 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus wrote dialogues under this name.)]
II the party itself, the guests, [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.3Mac.5.36, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.157d, 704d)]; ἀνακλιθῆναι.. συμπόσια συμπόσια in groups, [NT (NT.Mark.6.39.)]
III the room in which such parties were given, τοῦ σ. στέγη [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC(?): Callixinus Historicus 2, compare “BGU” 1793.11 (1st c.BC))]; σαίρειν τὸ σ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “D Deor.” 24.1, etc.)]