"provisions; a stipend or pay of soldiers, Lk. 3:14; 1 Cor. 9:7; wages of any kind, 2 Cor. 11:8; due wages, a stated recompense, Rom. 6:23*"
Definition and meaning
provisions; a stipend or pay of soldiers, Lk. 3:14; 1 Cor. 9:7; wages of any kind, 2 Cor. 11:8; due wages, a stated recompense, Rom. 6:23*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὀψώνιον
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of opsonion (G3800) across the King James Bible.
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
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Common questions
Strong's G3800 (opsonion) is a Greek word that means: provisions; a stipend or pay of soldiers, Lk. 3:14; 1 Cor. 9:7; wages of any kind, 2 Cor. 11:8; due wages, a stated recompense, Rom. 6:23* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word opsonion (G3800) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3800 is opsonion, a Greek word defined as: provisions; a stipend or pay of soldiers, Lk. 3:14; 1 Cor. 9:7; wages of any kind, 2 Cor. 11:8; due wages, a stated recompense, Rom. 6:23*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
opsonion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.