ὄψον
opsonNoun (Neuter)G8578
fish
Full Lexicon Entry
1.properly, cooked meat, or, generally, meat, opposite to bread and other provisions, (Homer)
2.anything eaten with bread or food, to give it flavour and relish, κρόμυον, *ποτῷ ὄψον *onions, a zest or relish to wine, (Iliad by Homer); *ἐσθίουσι ἐπὶ σίτῳ ὄψον *(Xenophon Historicus)
3.seasoning, sauce, (Plato Philosophus); *κολλύραν καὶ κόνδυλον ὄψον ἐπ᾽ αὐτῇ *pudding and knuckle- sauce withal, (Aristophanes Comicus); λιμῷ ὅσαπερ ὄψῳ διαχρῆσθε, i. e. "hunger is the best sauce," (Xenophon Historicus)
4.generally, dainty fare, in plural dainties, (Plato Philosophus)
5.at Athens, mostly, fish, the chief dainty of the Athenians, (Aristophanes Comicus)
6.the fish-market, (Aristophanes Comicus)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Neuter)
Morphology G:N-N
DescriptionGreek Noun, Neuter
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