παροψίςparopsís
a side-dish (the receptacle)
Greek (New Testament) · G3953
Meanings
1. a side-dish of dainties.
2. In Comic poets and late prose, the dish itself on which the dainties are served: Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:26 (In this sense it is condemned by the Atticists; see Rutherford, NPhr., 265 f.)
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- ὀψάριονopsárion · G3795a relish to other food (as if cooked sauce), i.e. (specially), fish (presumably salted and dried as a condiment)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 23:25 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.