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Piece

ψωμίονStrong’s G5596

psōmion

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Psōmion is the Greek word usually translated “morsel”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.”
John 13:26 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “morsel”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • morsel 4

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 3

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

ψωμίον psōmion · piece

ψωμίον, -ου, τό dimin. of ψωμός, a fragment, morsel: Jhn.13:26-27, 30.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “piece” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

PIECE, noun

[Heb. to cut off or clip.]

  1. A fragment or part of any thing separated from the whole, in any manner, by cutting, splitting, breaking or tearing; as, to cut in pieces, break in pieces, tear in pieces, pull in pieces, etc.; a piece of a rock; a piece of paper.
  2. A part of any thing, though not separated, or separated only in idea; not the whole; a portion; as a piece of excellent knowledge.
  3. A distinct part or quantity; a part considered by itself, or separated from the rest only by a boundary or divisional line; as a piece of land in the meadow or on the mountain.
  4. A separate part; a thing or portion distinct from others of a like kind; as a piece of timber; a piece of cloth; a piece of paper hangings.
All definitions and other forms of “piece”
  1. A composition, essay or writing of no great length; as a piece of poetry or prose; a piece of music.
  2. A separate performance; a distinct portion of labor; as a piece of work.
  3. A picture or painting.
  4. A coin; as a piece of eight.
  5. A gun or single part of ordnance.
  6. In heraldry, an ordinary or charge.
  7. In ridicule or contempt.
  8. A castle; a building. [Not in use.]

PIECE, verb transitive

To enlarge or mend by the addition of a piece; to patch; as, to piece a garment; to piece the time.

    PIECE, verb intransitive

    To unite by coalescence of parts; to be compacted, as parts into a whole.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.