de.ta.var denotes members of the official group summoned and assembled for the image’s dedication.

The attested use identifies a group of officials included among those summoned and then assembled for the dedication of Nebuchadnezzar’s image.

1. Officials in a royal assembly · dominant

   In Daniel 3:2, the determined masculine plural form occurs within the list of officials whom the king sends to gather for the image’s dedication. In Daniel 3:3, the same plural form recurs as that list assembles and stands before the image; the APB renders the group as “the judges.”

   Daniel 3:2Daniel 3:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Daniel 3:2 and Daniel 3:3, the APB includes “the judges” in the repeated list of officials. This presentation confirms the setting without isolating the term beyond the list.