Greek · G3953 · unreviewed

παροψίς

A side-dish (the receptacle)

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παροψίς G3953
Pronunciation paropsís

What does παροψίς (paropsís) mean in the Bible?

παροψίς (paropsís) is a Greek word meaning "a side-dish (the receptacle)". παρ-οψίς, -ίδος, ἡ (παρά, ὄψον; see: ὀψάριον), __1.

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Meaning

a side-dish (the receptacle)
Extended definition

A dish for serving delicacies; in NT, the actual plate or platter itself rather than its contents.

(παρά, ὄψον; see: ὀψάριον),

1a side-dish of dainties (Xen., al.).
2In Comic poets and late prose, the dish itself on which the dainties are served: Mat.23:25-26 (In this sense it is condemned by the Atticists; see Rutherford, NPhr., 265 f.)
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 23:25 · Matt 23:26
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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