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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4371. προσφάγιον (prosphagion) -- Fish, food, something to eat</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4371.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ephesians/4-31.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4371.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4371</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4370.htm" title="4370">◄</a> 4371. prosphagion <a href="../greek/4372.htm" title="4372">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">prosphagion: Fish, food, something to eat</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">προσφάγιον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>prosphagion<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pros-fag'-ee-on<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pros-fag'-ee-on)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Fish, food, something to eat<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>anything eaten with bread, especially fish or meat.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek preposition "πρός" (pros, meaning "toward" or "in addition to") and "φαγείν" (phagein, meaning "to eat").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "prosphagion," the concept of fish as food can be related to Hebrew words like דָּג (dag, Strong's H1709), meaning "fish."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "prosphagion" refers to a meal or food, specifically fish, that is eaten as an accompaniment to bread. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the food that Jesus prepared for His disciples after His resurrection.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Mediterranean world, fish was a common staple in the diet, especially for those living near the Sea of Galilee. Meals often consisted of bread and fish, which were readily available and affordable for the average person. The act of sharing a meal was a significant cultural practice, symbolizing fellowship and community.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4314.htm">pros</a> and <a href="/greek/5315.htm">phagomai</a> <br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a relish (eaten with bread), spec. fish<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fish (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4371: προσφάγιον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">προσφάγιον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">προσφαγιου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">προσφάγειν</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πρός</span></span>, IV. 2)), equivalent to <span class="greek2">ὄψον</span> (on which see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ὀψάριον</span></span>), <span class="accented">anything eaten with</span> bread (<span class="abbreviation">Moeris</span> (edited by Piers., p. 274, 1): <span class="greek2">ὄψον</span> <span class="greek2">ἀττικως</span>, <span class="greek2">προσφάγιον</span> <span class="greek2">ἑλληνικως</span>): spoken of fish boiled or broiled, <a href="/interlinear/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5</a> (Schol., Lexicons (Moschion 55, p. 26; Roehl, Inscriptions graec. 395 a. 12)). Cf. Fischer, De vitiis lexamples etc., p. 697f; Sturz, Dial. Maced. et Alex., p. 191.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>fish<p>Neuter of a presumed derivative of a compound of <a href="/greek/4314.htm">pros</a> and <a href="/greek/5315.htm">phago</a>; something eaten in addition to bread, i.e. A relish (specially, fish; compare <a href="/greek/3795.htm">opsarion</a>) -- meat. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4314.htm">pros</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5315.htm">phago</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3795.htm">opsarion</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>προσφαγιον προσφάγιον prosphagion prosphágion<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/21-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 21:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μή τι <b>προσφάγιον</b> ἔχετε ἀπεκρίθησαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> any <span class="itali">fish,</span> do you? They answered<br><a href="/kjvs/john/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> have ye any <span class="itali">meat?</span> They answered him,<br><a href="/interlinear/john/21-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not any <span class="itali">food</span> have you They answered<p><b><a href="/greek/4371.htm">Strong's Greek 4371</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4371.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/prosphagion_4371.htm">προσφάγιον — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4370.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4370"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4370" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4372.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4372"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4372" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>