Matthew 15:27:13Matt.15.27.W13TAB
ψιχίων
psikhiōn
“crumbs”
- Transliteration
- psi-KHI-ōn
- Extended
- psih-KHI-ohn
- IPA
- /psiˈkʰi.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- crumbs
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
psi-KHI-ōn
- sentence
hê de EI-pen NAI KY-ree-e KAI gar ta ky-NA-ri-a es-THI-ei a-PO tôn psi-KHI-ōn tôn pip-TON-tōn a-PO tês tra-PE-zês tôn ky-RI-ōn au-TÔN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase apo tōn psichiōn {ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων | a-pó tōn psi-khí-ōn} “from the crumbs” specifies the limited portion they receive.
Root and etymology
psichaōpsi–iota–chi–alpha–omega
“to crumble, break into small pieces”
In context — Matthew 15:27
But she said, “Yes, Lord ; for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:27:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 15:27, so the Greek word ψιχίων (psikhiōn) 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.15.27.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.27.W13.S1) and character.