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τράπεζα

trapezatableHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine15 occurrences8 books14 verses

Definition

τράπεζα, -ης, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for שֻׁלְחָן, also for לֶחֶם, etc. ;]

1. a table, dining-table: Matthew 15:27, Mark 7:28, Luke 16:21; 19:23; 22:21, 30; of the table of shewbread, Hebrews 9:2. By meton., of food provided (see DB, iv, 670 a): Acts 16:34, Romans 11:9" (LXX) 1 Corinthians 10:21; διακονεῖν ταῖς τ., Acts 6:2 (cf. Page, in l, but see infr.).

2. A money-changer's table, a bank (Dem., Arist., al.): Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15, Luke 19:23, John 2:15; so also accusative to Dr. Field (Notes, 113), Acts 6:2 (but see supr.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as τράπεζα:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

15 total
  1. Matthew 15:27τραπέζης · table
    “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
  2. Matthew 21:12τραπέζας · tables
    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.
  3. Mark 7:28τραπέζης · table
    “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
  4. Mark 11:15τραπέζας · tables
    When 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.
  5. Luke 16:21τραπέζης · table
    …and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
  6. Luke 19:23τράπεζαν · [the] bank
    Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
  7. Luke 22:21τραπέζης · table
    Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.
  8. Luke 22:30τραπέζης · table
    …so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  9. John 2:15τραπέζας · tables
    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.
  10. Acts 6:2τραπέζαις · tables
    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.
  11. Acts 16:34τράπεζαν · [a meal before them]
    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.
  12. Romans 11:9τράπεζα · table
    And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
  13. 1 Corinthians 10:21τραπέζης · in [the] table; τραπέζης · [the] table
    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.
  14. Hebrews 9:2τράπεζα · table
    A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.