ἄριστον áriston

Meaning

the best meal (or breakfast; perhaps from ("early")), i.e. luncheon

In the King James Version: dinner

Derivation: apparently neuter of a superlative from the same as G730 (ἄῤῥην);

Where it is used

• Matthew 22:4 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.’
• Luke 11:38 But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
• Luke 14:12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.