Strong's Number G755

ἀρχιτρίκλινος

architriklinos · ar-khee-tree'-klee-nos

Transliteration:

architriklinos{ar-khee-tree'-klee-nos}

Word Origin:

from 746 and a compound of 5140 and 2827 (a dinner-bed, because composed of three couches)

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

director of the entertainment

Usage in the KJV:

governor of the feast 2, ruler of the feast 1

Total: 3
Occurs 3 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

the superintendent of the dining room, a table master. It differs from toast-master, who was one of the guests selected by lot to prescribe to the rest the mode of drinking. The table master was to place in order the tables and the couches, arrange the courses, taste the food and wine beforehand, and so forth.