marriage-feasts
| Root | γάμος (gámos) |
| Core Meanings | marriage, wedding, nuptial celebration, wedding feast |
| Semantic Range | marriage ceremony, wedding celebration, nuptial banquet, the state of marriage (in some contexts) |
| Conceptual Significance | γάμος often signifies more than a social event; in biblical literature it can symbolize covenant union, communal joy, and eschatological hope, especially in parables depicting the kingdom of God as a great wedding feast. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun; accusative case; masculine gender; plural number (Gr,N,,,,,AMP). Functions typically as a direct object in its clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "marriage-feasts" preserves the core sense of γάμος as a nuptial celebration while reflecting the accusative masculine plural form (AMP) through the plural "-feasts." The accusative case typically marks the direct object, which English conveys through word order rather than form, so the plural noun maintains the grammatical number of the Greek. |
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