noun · feminine
trapezas
Greekτράπεζα (trapeza)
Strong’sG5132
a table for food or business
stem trapez-15 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τράπεζα, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for שֻׁלְחָן, also for לֶחֶם, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5132 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtrap'-ed-zah
a table or stool (as being four-legged), usually for food (figuratively, a meal); also a counter for money (figuratively, a broker's office for loans at interest)
Fromprobably contracted from G5064 and G3979;
King Jamesbank, meat, table.
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 | trapezas2×τράπεζα | trapezais |
| object accusative | trapezan2×τράπεζαν | trapezain3×τραπέζας |
| direct address vocative | trapezar | trapezair |
| of, belonging to genitive | trapezau7×τραπέζης | trapezaiu |
| to, for dative | trapeza | trapezai1×τραπέζαις |
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
trapeza 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
Where it appears
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
trapezas“table”subjectnominative singular2×
Romans 11:9“table”kai David legatō; Ginitar tas trapezas autoiu eis pagian kai eis thēran kai eis skandalem kai eis antapodomem autoi,And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
Hebrews 9:2“table”skēnas gar kataskeuazita tas prōtas en ha tas tē luchnas kai tas trapezas kai tas prothesias toiu artoiu, hotinas legitō Hagieim;A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
trapezan“bank”objectaccusative singular2×
Luke 19:23“bank”kai dia tinem ouk dōasa mu tem arguriem epi trapezan? kamis ercharatos sun toko an autem prassama.Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
Acts 16:34“food”anagaratos tē autoin eis ton oikon paratithata trapezan kai agallieta panoikei pisteuarētos to theo.Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
trapezau“table”of, belonging togenitive singular7×
Matthew 15:27“table”tas de legata; Nai, kurior, kai gar teim kunarieim esthiatō apo teiu psixeiu teiu piptarōteiu apo tau trapezau toiu kurioiu autoiu.“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
Mark 7:28“table”tas de apokrinita kai legatō auto; Kurior, kai teim kunarieim hupokatō tau trapezau esthialō apo teiu psixeiu teiu paidieiu.“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
Luke 16:21“table”kai epithumarōtos chortazira apo teiu piptarōteiu apo tau trapezau tou plousiou; alla kai tois kuōnois ercherōtois epileichale teim helkeim autou.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luke 22:21“table”plēn idou tas cheiras tou paradōarōtou min meta mu epi tau trapezau;Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.
Luke 22:30“table”hina esthiaveiō kai pinaveiō epi tau trapezau mu en ta basileia mu, kai kathevi epi thronoiu tain dōdeka fulain krinarōtois tou Israēl.so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
1 Corinthians 10:21“table”ouk dunevō potēriem kuriou pinarō kai potēriem daimoneiu; ouk dunevō trapezau kuriou metecharō kai trapezau daimoneiu.You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
1 Corinthians 10:21“table”ouk dunevō potēriem kuriou pinarō kai potēriem daimoneiu; ouk dunevō trapezau kuriou metecharō kai trapezau daimoneiu.You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
trapezain“tables”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 21:12“tables”Kai eiserchata Iēsus eis tem hierem, kai ekballata pantoin toin pōlarōtoin kai agorazarōtoin en te hiere kai tain trapezain toiu kollubistoiu katastrefata kai tain kathedrain toiu pōlarōtoiu tain peristerain,Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
Mark 11:15“tables”Kai erchelō eis Hierosolumeim. kai eisercharatos eis tem hierem archeta ekballarō toin pōlarōtoin kai toin agorazarōtoin en te hiere, kai tain trapezain toiu kollubistoiu kai tain kathedrain toiu pōlarōtoiu tain peristerain katastrefataWhen they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
John 2:15“tables”kai poiaratos fragelliem ek schoinieiu pantoin ekballata ek teu hiereu teim tē probateim kai toin bouoin, kai toiu kollubistoiu ekchata teim kermeim kai tain trapezain anastrefata,So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
trapezai“tables”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 6:2“tables”proskaleratois de tois dōdeka tem plēthem toiu mathētoiu legala; Ouk arestem atō nin kataleiparatoin ton logon tou theou diakonarō trapezai;So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.