Paropsís — G3953

Definition

feminine noun

a side-dish (the receptacle)

1. "a side-dish, a dish of dainties or choice food suited not so much to satisfy as to gratify the appetite
2. the dish itself in which the delicacies are served up

Usually translated as

platter

Origin

from G3844 and the base of G3795

• pará (G3844)
• opsárion (G3795)

Occurrences

Paropsís occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2)

• Matthew 23:25 — Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter (παροψίδος), but within they are full of extortion and excess.
• Matthew 23:26 — Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter (παροψίδος), that the outside of them may be clean also.