Strong’s G5596 · Greek

ψωμίον
psōmíon

Definition

a crumb or morsel (as if rubbed off), i.e. a mouthful

Etymology

diminutive from a derivative of the base of G5597 (ψώχω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • sop

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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