Matthew 15:26:16Matt.15.26.W16TAB
κυναρίοις.
kynariois
“dogs”
- Transliteration
- ky-na-RI-ois
- Extended
- kyoo-nah-RI-ois
- IPA
- /ky.naˈri.ois/
Meaning by language
- English
- dogs
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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ky-na-RI-ois
- 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 dative phrase tois kynariois {τοῖς κυναρίοις | toîs kynaríois} “to the little dogs” marks the indirect recipients of the hypothetical action; the diminutive form emphasizes domestic pets rather than wild scavengers, softening the metaphor while still marking an order of priority. In translation, the infinitival structure is reshaped into finite verbal clauses (“to take… and to throw/give”) so that English idiom is preserved while maintaining the logical sequence, the ethical evaluation, and the contrast between “children” and “little dogs.”
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 15:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 15:26, so the Greek word κυναρίοις. (kynariois) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.26.W16.S1) and character.