Doche denotes a meal gathering, whether hosted in a house or arranged for invited needy people.

The attested use denotes a hosted meal gathering: Levi gives one in his house, while another is the occasion at which poor and disabled people are to be invited.

1. Hosted meal gathering · dominant

   Both occurrences use the accusative singular feminine form in clauses about giving or hosting such a gathering. In Luke 5:29 the APB renders Levi's action, "Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house," with a large reclining crowd; in Luke 14:13 it renders the instruction, "when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind."

   Luke 5:29Luke 14:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the gathering as a "banquet" in both verses: Luke 5:29 describes Levi's house gathering, and Luke 14:13 gives instructions about those invited.