- Original: παροψίς - Transliteration: Paropsis - Phonetic: par-op-sis' - Definition: 1. a side dish, a dish of dainties or choice food suited not so much to satisfy as to gratify the appetite a. a side accompaniment of the more solid food 2. the dish itself in which the delicacies are served up - Origin: from G3844 and the base of G3795 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G3844 and the base of G3795 ; a side dish (the receptacle): - platter.