noun · masculine
gamos
Greekγάμος (gamos)
Strong’sG1062
a marriage, wedding, wedding-feast
stem gam-16 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γάμος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX for מִשְׁתֶּה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1062 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgam'-os
nuptials
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesmarriage, wedding.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | gamos5×γάμος | gamois |
| object accusative | gamon1×γάμον | gamoin6×γάμους |
| direct address vocative | gamor | gamoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | gamou3×γάμου | gamoiu1×γάμων |
| to, for dative | gamo | gamoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
gamo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
gamos“wedding”subjectnominative singular5×
Matthew 22:8“wedding”tote legatō toi douloi autou; Tos men gamos hetoimos atō, tois de kalirētois ouk ale axiois;Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
Matthew 22:10“wedding hall”kai exercharatois tois doulois ekeinois eis tain hodain sunagala pantoin hoin heuriskala, ponēroin tē kai agathoin; kai pimplēita tos gamos anakeierōtoiu.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
John 2:1“wedding”Kai ta hēmera ta trita gamos gineta en Kana tau Galilaiau, kai ate tas mētēras tou Iēsu ekei;On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
Hebrews 13:4“marriage”timios tos gamos en pantoi kai tas koitas amiantas, pornoin gar kai moichoin krinati tos theos.Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Revelation 19:7“marriage”chairaneiō kai agallianeiō, kai dōani tan doxan auto, hoti erchata tos gamos teu arnieu, kai tas gunaikas autou hetoimazata heautan,Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
gamon“wedding”objectaccusative singular1×
John 2:2“wedding”kalita de kai tos Iēsus kai tois mathētois autou eis ton gamon.and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
gamou“wedding”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 22:11“wedding”eisercharatos de tos basilevos theasera toin anakeierōtoin horata ekei anthrōpon ouk enduerēton endumem gamou;But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
Matthew 22:12“wedding”kai legatō auto; Hetairor, pōs eiserchasa hōde mē echarōtos endumem gamou? tos de fimita.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
Revelation 19:9“marriage”Kai legatō mi; Grafasar; Makariois tois eis tem deipnem tou gamou teu arnieu kalirētois. kai legatō mi; Houtois tois logois alēthinois tou theou alō.Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
gamoin“wedding banquet”objectaccusative plural6×
Matthew 22:2“wedding banquet”Homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo, hotinos poiata gamoin to huio autou.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
Matthew 22:3“banquet”kai apostelata toin douloin autou kalara toin kalirētoin eis toin gamoin, kai ouk thelale erchara.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
Matthew 22:4“wedding banquet”palin apostelata alloin douloin legarōtos; Legavar toi kalirētoi; Idou tem aristem mu hetoimazamē, tois taurois mu kai teim sitisteim thuirēteim, kai panteim hetoimeim; deute eis toin gamoin.Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
Matthew 22:9“banquet”poreuevōr oun epi tain diexodain taiu hodaiu, kai hosoin ean heuriskaveia kalavar eis toin gamoin.Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
Matthew 25:10“wedding banquet”apercherōtaiu de autaiu agorazara erchata tos numfios, kai tais hetoimais eiserchala meta autou eis toin gamoin, kai kleiita tas thuras.But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
Luke 14:8“wedding feast”Hotan kaliseia hupo tinou eis gamoin, mē katakliniseia eis tan prōtoklisian, mēpote entimoteros su ateiō kalirētos hupo autou“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
gamoiu“wedding feast”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Luke 12:36“wedding feast”kai vis homoiois anthrōpoi prosdecherōtoi ton kurion heautoiu pote analuateia ek toiu gamoiu, hina ercharatou kai krouaratou eutheōs anoigaleia auto.Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.