This neuter noun originally referred to any food eaten as a side dish or accompaniment to bread, particularly fish. In classical usage it could mean a sacrificial victim, but by the New Testament period it commonly designated the fish or relish that accompanied bread at a meal. John uses this term when the risen Jesus asks his disciples if they have any food, specifically fish. The multilingual glosses consistently point to food (Spanish 'de-comida', French 'nourriture'), with English directly specifying 'fish,' reflecting the context of the post-resurrection breakfast by the Sea of Galilee.