wedding
Gamos denotes a wedding occasion, including its gathering, invitations, meal, and associated clothing.
The term most often denotes a wedding occasion as a prepared and attended celebration, especially in invitations, gathering guests, and entry into the event. It also occurs for a wedding in connection with marital honor and for the Lamb’s wedding and its supper.
Senses in use
-
Wedding celebration and its invited gathering · dominant
In Matthew 22:2 the accusative plural form occurs in the king’s making a wedding for his son; Matthew 22:3 and Matthew 22:4 place it in calls to those invited, while Matthew 22:10 describes the wedding as filled with those reclining. In John 2:1 the APB renders the clause "a wedding took place," and John 2:2 describes Jesus and his disciples as invited to it; Luke 14:8 likewise places the event in an invitation and reclining context.
-
Wedding occasion requiring readiness or fitting attire · occasional
Matthew 22:11 and Matthew 22:12 use the genitive singular form in the phrase rendered "wedding clothing," where the king questions a guest lacking it. In Matthew 25:10, the ready ones enter with the bridegroom into the wedding and the door is closed.
-
Marriage event in honor and Lamb imagery · occasional
In Hebrews 13:4 the nominative singular appears in the statement that marriage is to be held in honor, alongside the marriage bed. Revelation 19:7 announces that the Lamb’s wedding has come, and Revelation 19:9 names those called to the marriage supper of the Lamb; the APB’s wording confirms the event-and-meal setting.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the term as "wedding," including a wedding that is made ready, attended, or entered; it renders the related setting in Luke 14:8 as "wedding feast" and Revelation 19:9 as "marriage supper." These are verse-level renderings.