Matthew

Matthew 15:26–27

²⁶But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

²⁷“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs^f eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
replied	ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply
It is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	Οὐκ	Ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
right	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
to take	λαβεῖν	labein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2983 I receive, take
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
children’s	τέκνων	teknōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
bread	ἄρτον	arton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
toss	βαλεῖν	balein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
dogs	κυναρίοις	kynariois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2952 a little dog

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yes	Ναί	Nai	Particle	G3483 yes, certainly, even so
Lord	κύριε	kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
she said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
even	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
dogs	κυνάρια	kynaria	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2952 a little dog
eat	ἐσθίει	esthiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2068 I eat
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
crumbs	ψιχίων	psichiōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5589 a crumb
that fall	πιπτόντων	piptontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural	G4098 I fall, fall under
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
master’s	κυρίων	kyriōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
table	τραπέζης	trapezēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5132 a table for food or business

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 15:26 Mark 7:27–28 · Matthew 7:6 · Philippians 3:2 · Ephesians 2:12 · Galatians 2:15 · Romans 9:4 · Acts 22:21–22 · Revelation 22:15

Matthew 15:27 Luke 16:21 · Ephesians 3:8 · Job 40:4–5 · Luke 15:18–19 · Romans 10:12 · 1 Timothy 1:13–15 · Romans 3:29 · Matthew 8:8 · Matthew 5:45 · Luke 7:6–7 · Luke 18:13 · Luke 23:40–42

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.