Gamos (γάμος) refers to marriage, a wedding ceremony, or a wedding banquet. The word encompasses both the legal institution of marriage and the joyous celebration that accompanied it. In first-century Jewish culture, a wedding feast could last seven days and was among the most important social and religious celebrations in communal life.
Marriage in Scripture is never merely a social institution — it is a theological sign. From Ephesians 5:25-32, we learn that human marriage was always meant to display the relationship between Christ and the Church. The "wedding supper of the Lamb" (Revelation 19:9) is the eschatological fulfillment — the ultimate gamos — when Christ is united forever with His bride, the redeemed community. Every earthly wedding points to this cosmic one.