ὀψάριον
ἐν δὲ μηνὸς πρῶτον τύχεν ἆμαρ → it chanced to be on the first of the month, that day fell on the first of the month
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of ὄψον, Ar.Fr.45, Pl.Com.95, Pherecr.27, Philem.32, Test.Epict.6.11, PPetr.3p.327 (iii B. C.), PCair.Zen.440.3 (iii B. C.), etc.; λαγύνιον ταριχηροῦ (i.e. -ῶν) ὀψαρίων a jar of pickled
A fish, BGU1095.17 (i A. D.), cf. PRyl.229.21 (i A. D.), Ev.Jo.6.9, al., OGI484.12 (Pergam., ii A. D.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 432] τό, dim. von ὄψον, Ath. IX c. 35, wo Beispiele beigebracht sind, προσόψημα erklärt wird, u. bes. Fische damit bezeichnet werden, wie N. T. u. a. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὀψάριον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ ὄψον, Κωμικ. παρ’ Ἀθην. 385Ε κἑξ. - Κατὰ Φρύνιχ. τὸν Ἀράβιον ἐν Α. Β. 53, 5, «ὀψάριον: τὸ ὄψον, οὐχὶ τοὺς ἰχθῦς. οἱ δὲ νῦν τοὺς ἰχθῦς λέγουσιν». - οὕτως ἐπὶ τῆς σημασίας τοῦ ἰχθύος: πέντε ἄρτους κριθίνους καὶ δύο ὀψάρια Εὐαγγ. κ. Ἰω. Ϛ΄, 9, Ἀποφθέγμ. Πατέρ. 149Α, Χρον. Πασχ. 715, 20, Λεόντ. Κύπρ. 1729D, κλ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
petits mets, spéc. petit plat de poisson, friture.
Étymologie: dim. de ὄψον.
English (Strong)
neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of ὀπτός; a relish to other food (as if cooked sauce), i.e. (specially), fish (presumably salted and dried as a condiment): fish.
