3795. opsarion

Strong's Lexicon

opsarion: Fish, small fish

Original Word: ὀψάριον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: opsarion
Pronunciation: op-sar'-ee-on
Phonetic Spelling: (op-sar'-ee-on)
Definition: Fish, small fish
Meaning: a little fish.

Word Origin: Diminutive form of ὄψον (opson), meaning "cooked food" or "relish."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "opsarion," the concept of fish as food is present in the Old Testament, such as in the Hebrew word דָּג (dag), meaning "fish."

Usage: The term "opsarion" refers to a small fish or a piece of fish, often used in the context of a meal. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the fish that Jesus provided or ate with His disciples.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, fish was a common part of the diet, especially for those living near the Sea of Galilee and other bodies of water. Fish was often dried or salted for preservation. The use of "opsarion" in the New Testament reflects the everyday life and sustenance of people in that era, highlighting the simplicity and humility of Jesus' ministry and His connection with the common people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
dim. of opson (cooked food)
Definition
fish
NASB Translation
fish (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3795: ὀψάριον

ὀψάριον, ὀψαριου, τό (diminutive from ὄψον (cf. Curtius, § 630) i. e. whatever is eaten with bread, especially food boiled or roasted; hence, specifically), fish: John 6:9, 11; John 21:9f, 13. (Comicus Philemon () quoted in Athen. 9, c. 35, p. 385 e.; Lucian, Geoponica (cf. Wetstein on John 6:9); see γυναικάριον, at the end (Winer's Grammar, 23 (22)).)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fish.

Neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of optos; a relish to other food (as if cooked sauce), i.e. (specially), fish (presumably salted and dried as a condiment) -- fish.

see GREEK optos

Forms and Transliterations

οψαρια οψάρια ὀψάρια οψαριον οψάριον ὀψάριον οψαριων οψαρίων ὀψαρίων opsaria opsária opsarion opsariōn opsaríon opsaríōn opsárion

Englishman's Concordance

John 6:9 N-ANP
GRK: καὶ δύο ὀψάρια ἀλλὰ ταῦτα
NAS: and two fish, but what
KJV: and two small fishes: but what
INT: and two small fish but these

John 6:11 N-GNP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν ὀψαρίων ὅσον ἤθελον
NAS: also of the fish as much
KJV: of the fishes as much as
INT: of the fish as much as they wished

John 21:9 N-ANS
GRK: κειμένην καὶ ὀψάριον ἐπικείμενον καὶ
NAS: [already] laid and fish placed
KJV: there, and fish laid
INT: lying and fish lying on [it] and

John 21:10 N-GNP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν ὀψαρίων ὧν ἐπιάσατε
NAS: some of the fish which
KJV: Bring of the fish which ye have
INT: of the fish which you took

John 21:13 N-ANS
GRK: καὶ τὸ ὀψάριον ὁμοίως
NAS: and gave [it] to them, and the fish likewise.
KJV: them, and fish likewise.
INT: and the fish likewise

Strong's Greek 3795
5 Occurrences

ὀψάρια — 1 Occ.
ὀψαρίων — 2 Occ.
ὀψάριον — 2 Occ.