Quick Definition
ψωμίον, ου, τό n.n. a bit, morsel
Strong's Definition
diminutive from a derivative of the base of 5597; a crumb or morsel (as if rubbed off), i.e. a mouthful
KJV Usage: sop
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου | ψώχω
5.4 · Foods and Condiments · Food
a piece of bread, a bit of bread a small piece or bit of bread In JHN 13:26 it may be necessary to use a phrase such as ‘a broken-off piece of bread’; otherwise the inference might be that the ψωμίον was simply a scrap or crumb of bread. In some languages the appropriate equivalent of ψωμίον in this type of context is ‘a bite of bread.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ψωμίον, -ov, τό, (dimin. of ψωμός), a fragment, bit, morsel, [A. V. sop]: Jn. xiii. 26 sq. 30. (Ruth ii. 14; Job xxxi. 17, [but in both ψωμός]; Antonin. 7,3; Diog. Laért. 6, 37.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ψωμίον psōmion 4x
a bit, morsel, mouthful, Jn. 13:26, 27, 30*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† ψωμίον, -ου, τό dimin. of ψωμός, a fragment, morsel: Jo 13:26, 27, 30.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ψωμίον, “a little bit,” ‘‘morsel,’’ of food. For an early ex. of this diminutive, prior to Jn 137°, see P Tebt I. 3314 (B.C. 112) τὸ γεινόμενον . . . τοῖς KpoKo(Se(Aots) ψωμίον, “the customary tit-bits for the crocodiles.’’ Other exx. are P Grenf II. 6714 (a.p. 237) (= Selections, p. 109) ὑπὲρ Tipnpaltos] . . . ψωμίων ζε[ύ]γη te, ‘by way of payment 15 couples of delicacies,” in connexion with the hire of dancing girls, P Oxy XII. 1489° (late iii/a.p.) ἡ (Δ εἰ) memory Kate ψωμία, πέμψον μοι, ‘if you have made any cakes, send them to me” (Edd.), and similarly 76. 15917 (iv/A.D.), P Grenf II. 77° (letter regarding funeral expenses —ilifiv A.D.) (= Selections, p. 121) ὑπί(ὲρ)] δαπάνης ev ψωμίοις καὶ προσφαγίοις (δραχμαὶ) ts, “for outlay in delicacies and foods 16 drachmae,” so**, and Prezsizke 1975 (ostrakon—v/A.D.) ψομία εἴκοσι. The use of ψωμίον for ““Ὀτεδα" (see s.v. ἄρτος) may be seen in P Lond 19144 (a.D. 335?) μὴ ἀμελήσηται οὖν περὶ ἡμῶν, ἄδελφοι, ἐπιδὴ τὰ ψωμία ἀφῆκαν ὀπίσω, “do not neglect us then, brethren, since they left behind the bread,” cf.°? ἀποστίλατέ por ὀλίγα ψωμία, “send me a few loaves ’’ (see the editor’s note, and cf. 7. Eg. Arch. xiii. p- 118, where reference is made to an art. by Kretschmer on Brot und Wein in Neugriechischen in Glotta xv. (1926), p. 60 ff.), and P Oxy VII. 1071° (v/A.b.) ἐὰν κελεύεις ἵνα ποιήσουσιν αὐτὰ ψωμία ἐνταῦθα κ[α]ὶ πέμψουσιν αὐτὰ els τὴν ᾿Ιβιόνος, γράψον αὐτοῖς, ‘if you order them to make
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ψωμίον (psōmion) — piece. ψωμ-ίον, τό, diminutive of ψωμός, of a bun for a crocodile, [NT+2nd c.BC+].