Ruler of the Feast

RULER OF THE FEAST

(architriklinos; the King James Version governor): The word occurs in the New Testament in the account of the wedding feast in Cana of Galilee (John 2:8, 9). According to Ecclesiasticus (32:1) it was customary to appoint a "master of the ceremonies" from among the invited guests. It was his duty to determine the places of the guests, to see that the ordinary rules of etiquette were observed, etc., and generally to supervise the arrangements. The Revised Version margin "steward" is possible if the "governor of the feast" meant the "head waiter" (Merx renders "head servant of the feast"), and not one of the guests appointed for the purpose. But the context is in favor of the view that the person in question was one of the prominent guests-an intimate friend or relative of the host.

See RULER, 2, (2).

T. Lewis

755. architriklinos -- the superintendent of a banquet
... From arche and a compound of treis and klino (a dinner-bed, because composed of
three couches); director of the entertainment -- governor (ruler) of the feast. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/755.htm - 6k

Jesus the Joy-Bringer
... And they bare it.9. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made
wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/jesus the joy-bringer.htm

Jesus Works his First Miracle at Cana in Galilee.
... 8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now [the word "now" seems to indicate the
turning-point when the water became wine], and bear unto the ruler of the feast. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxii jesus works his first.htm

The First Miracle.
... (John 2:9). 9. When the ruler of the feast had tasted. The ruler of the
feast, and the governor of verse 8th, are the same. It was ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/the first miracle.htm

The First Miracle.
... And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, "Draw out now,
and bear unto the ruler of the feast.". And they bare it. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his life/the first miracle.htm

John ii. 4
... When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not
whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water knew,) the governor of ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxii john ii 4.htm

At the Marriage Feast
... Neither the ruler of the feast nor the guests generally were aware that
the supply of wine had failed. Upon tasting that which the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 15 at the marriage.htm

Jesus Answered and Said unto Him, Get Thee Hence...
... And they filled them to the top. [412] He said unto them, Draw [30] out now,
and present to the ruler of the feast. And they did so. ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section v jesus answered and.htm

The First Sign --The Marriage in Cana.
... And they filled them up to the brim. And He saith unto them, Draw out now,
and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it. ...
/.../v the first signthe marriage.htm

John v. 6, 7
... nothing of what had been done, by his confession might bear to Him unsuspected
testimony; wherefore the Evangelist saith, that the ruler of the feast "knew not ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxxvii john v 6.htm

The Beginning of Miracles.
... enthusiasm for himself, was from our Lord's thoughts, may be well seen in the fact
that the miracle was not beheld even by the ruler of the feast; while the ...
/.../macdonald/miracles of our lord/ii the beginning of miracles.htm

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