Matthew 15:26:12Matt.15.26.W12TAB
τέκνων
teknōn
“children”
- Transliteration
- TEK-nōn
- Extended
- TEHK-nohn
- IPA
- /ˈtek.nɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- children
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TEK-nōn
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk ES-tin ka-LON la-BEIN ton AR-ton tôn TEK-nōn kai ba-LEIN tois ky-na-RI-ois
Exegesis
The accusative phrase ton arton {τὸν ἄρτον | tón árton} “the bread” is further defined by the genitive tōn teknōn {τῶν τέκνων | tôn téknōn} “of the children,” a possessive genitive that frames the benefits of the covenant as belonging to the household “children.”
Root and etymology
tiktotau–iota–kappa–tau–omicron
“to bear, give birth”
In context — Matthew 15:26
But He answered and said, “It is not right to take the bread of the children and to throw it to the little dogs .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:26:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 15:26, so the Greek word τέκνων (teknōn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.15.26.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.26.W12.S1) and character.