Reference: Dinner
Fausets
The early meal, generally at 11 o'clock, as "supper" was the later meal, and that to which friends were asked as to a feast (Lu 14:12).
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Jesus also said to the man who had invited Him, When you give a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, lest perhaps they also invite you in return, and so you are paid back.
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Morish
1. aruchah, 'allowance.' Any meal of herbs where there is love is better than a stalled ox with hatred. Pr 15:17.
2. akal, 'to eat.' Joseph's brethren were 'to eat' with him at noon. Ge 43:16.
3. riston -->??????? a meal taken in the morning: cf. Joh 21:4,12,15; but late enough for friends to be invited. Lu 11:37-38. Used for a marriage feast in Mt 22:2,4, perhaps as late as noon: it is distinguished from 'supper' in Lu 14:12.
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And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house and kill an animal and make ready, for the men will dine with me at noon.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son
Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my banquet; my bullocks and my fat calves are killed, and everything is prepared; come to the wedding feast.
Now while Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to take dinner with him, so He entered and reclined at table. The Pharisee noticed and was astonished [to see] that Jesus did not first wash before dinner.
Jesus also said to the man who had invited Him, When you give a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, lest perhaps they also invite you in return, and so you are paid back.
Morning was already breaking when Jesus came to the beach and stood there. However, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to them, Come [and] have breakfast. But none of the disciples ventured or dared to ask Him, Who are You? because they [well] knew that it was the Lord.
When they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do -- "with reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, as one loves the Father]? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You [that I have deep, instinctive, personal affection for You, as for a close friend]. He said to him, Feed My lambs.