Matthew 15:27:14Matt.15.27.W14TAB
τῶν
tôn
“the”
- Transliteration
- tôn
- Extended
- tôhn
- IPA
- /tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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tôn
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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.
The participial phrase tōn piptontōn {τῶν πιπτόντων | tōn pip-tón-tōn} is articular and genitive, functioning attributively, “the crumbs that are falling,” conveying ongoing action from the diners’ perspective.
The repeated apo {ἀπὸ | a-pó} plus genitive, apo tēs trapezēs {ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης | a-pó tēs tra-pé-zēs}, highlights the source as the table itself, while the genitive phrase tōn kyriōn autōn {τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν | tôn ky-rí-ōn au-tôn} “of their masters” anchors the image socially and relationally. The woman’s syntax mirrors Jesus’ imagery yet subtly shifts it: by stressing that even the household dogs legitimately eat overflow from the table, she crafts a humble yet theologically rich argument for Gentile participation in Israel’s blessings.
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 15:27:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 15:27, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.27.W14.S1) and character.