Deipnon is a meal or banquet gathering, whether an ordinary table meal, an invited feast, or a named celebratory meal.

The term denotes a meal occasion or banquet gathering: people prepare it, eat or recline at it, invite others to it, and seek places of honor at such gatherings. The same use includes named meals in Revelation, where the APB describes a marriage supper and the great dinner of God.

1. A meal or banquet gathering · dominant

   The singular forms occur where a meal is prepared, eaten, or attended: in John 12:2 the APB renders a meal prepared for him, with Lazarus reclining at table; in Luke 14:16 a man prepares a great meal and invites many. The plural dative forms occur in settings where people seek places of honor, as the APB renders in Matthew 23:6 and Mark 12:39. Named meal gatherings retain this usage in Revelation 19:9 and Revelation 19:17.

   John 12:2Luke 14:16Matthew 23:6Mark 12:39Revelation 19:9Revelation 19:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the meal setting as “supper,” “dinner,” and “banquet,” including “the marriage supper of the Lamb” in Revelation 19:9. These English choices show the verse-level setting rather than separate meanings of the term.