noun · neuter
opsariem
Greekὀψάριον (opsarion)
Strong’sG3795
a little fish
stem opsari-5 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ὀψάριον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of ὄψον, (1) cooked meat; (2) a relish or dainty, esp. fish, cf. MGr. τὸ ψάρι, fish; in comic poets and late prose writers only), [in LXX: To 2:2 א (B ὄψον)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3795 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidop-sar'-ee-on
a relish to other food (as if cooked sauce), i.e. (specially), fish (presumably salted and dried as a condiment)
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of the base of G3702;
King Jamesfish.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | opsariem | opsarieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | opsarieu | opsarieiu2×ὀψαρίων |
| to, for dative | opsarie | opsariei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
opsarie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
opsarieiu“fish”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
John 6:11“fish”lambata oun toin artoin tos Iēsus kai eucharistaratos diadōata toi anakeierōtoi, homoiōs kai ek teiu opsarieiu hosem thelale.Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
John 21:10“fish”legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Feravar apo teiu opsarieiu heiu piazava nun.Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
opsariem2×
John 21:9“fish”Hōs oun apobainala eis tan gēan blepalō anthrakian keierōtan kai opsariem epikeierōtem kai arton.When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
John 21:13“fish”erchetō tos Iēsus kai lambatō ton arton kai dōatō autoi, kai tem opsariem homoiōs.Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
opsarieim1×
John 6:9“fish”Atō paidariem hōde hos echatō pente artoin krithinoin kai duo opsarieim; alla houteim tinem atō eis tosoutoin?“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”