Matthew 15:27:8Matt.15.27.W8TAB

τὰ

ta

the

Transliteration
ta
Extended
tah
IPA
/ta/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ta

  2. 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 neuter plural subject ta kynaria {τὰ κυνάρια | tà kynária} “the little dogs” works with the singular verb esthiei {ἐσθίει | es-thí-ei}, a collective use that depicts the group as a single class.

Root and etymology

proserchomaipro-sér-kho-mai

to come, go, approach

In contextMatthew 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 15:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 15:27, so the Greek word τὰ (ta) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.27.W8.S1) and character.