Dictionary entry

συμπόσιον

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

συμπόσιον, -ου, τό

(< συμπίνω), [in LXX: Es 7:7 (מִשְׁתֶּהיַיִן) 4:17, I Mac 16:16, II Mac 2:27, III Mac 4:16 5:36 6:33; σ. οἴνου, Sir 34 (31):31 35 (32):5, 49:1 *;]

1. a drinking party

2. By meton., of the party itself, the guests (Plut); pl., σ. σ. (colloq.; v. M, Pr., 97), in parties or companies: Mk 6:39.†