"pr. a dainty side dish; meton. a plate, platter, Mt. 23:25*"
Definition and meaning
pr. a dainty side dish; meton. a plate, platter, Mt. 23:25*
In the original Greek the word is written: παροψίς
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 paropsis (G3953) across the King James Bible.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
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Common questions
Strong's G3953 (paropsis) is a Greek word that means: pr. a dainty side dish; meton. a plate, platter, Mt. 23:25* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word paropsis (G3953) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3953 is paropsis, a Greek word defined as: pr. a dainty side dish; meton. a plate, platter, Mt. 23:25*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
paropsis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.