Matthew 15:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, Ναί, Κύριε: καὶ γὰρ τὰ κυνάρια ἐσθίει ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

She de eipen, Yes, Kurie: kai gar the kunaria esthiei from the psichiōn the [ones] piptontōn from the trapezēs of the kuriōn of them.

Grammar Details

• *Hē de*: but she
• *eipen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - she said
• *Nai*: affirmative particle - yes
• *Kurie*: vocative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *kai gar*: conjunction + conjunction - for even/yet even
• *ta kunaria*: nominative, neuter, plural - the little dogs
• *esthiei*: present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - eats
• *apo*: preposition + genitive - from
• *tōn psichiōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - the crumbs
• *tōn piptontōn*: present participle, genitive, neuter, plural - the ones falling
• *tēs trapezēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - the table
• *tōn kuriōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of the masters/lords
• *autōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of them/their

Word Meanings

• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *Kurie*: Lord/Master/Sir
• *kunaria*: little dogs/puppies/house dogs
• *esthiei*: eats/consumes
• *psichiōn*: crumbs/scraps/bits
• *piptontōn*: falling/dropping
• *trapezēs*: table/dining surface
• *kuriōn*: masters/lords/owners

Referenced Verses

• Job 40:4-5 : 4 Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken {(H8765)}, and I will not answer: Yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
• Matt 8:8 : 8 And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
• Luke 15:18-19 : 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: 19 I am no more worthy to be called your son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
• Luke 18:13 : 13 But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote {G1519} his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.
• 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 and last of all, as to the [child] untimely born, he appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• Eph 3:8 : 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
• 1 Tim 1:13-15 : 13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief; 14 and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
• Gen 32:10 : 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the lovingkindnesses, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two companies.
• Luke 23:40-42 : 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said, Jesus, {G2962} remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom.
• Rom 3:4 : 4 God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
• Rom 3:29 : 29 Or is God [the God] of Jews only? is he not [the] [God] of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
• Rom 10:12 : 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:
• Luke 16:21 : 21 and desiring to be fed with the [crumbs] that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
• Luke 7:6-7 : 6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: 7 wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
• Job 42:2-6 : 2 I know that thou canst do all things, And that no purpose of thine can be restrained. 3 Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5 I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee: 6 Wherefore I abhor [myself], And repent in dust and ashes.
• Ps 51:4-5 : 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
• Ezek 16:63 : 63 that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
• Dan 9:18 : 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies' sake.
• Matt 5:45 : 45 that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
• Eph 3:19 : 19 and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.