Matthew 15:26

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{ "verseID": "Matthew.15.26", "source": "Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων, καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.", "text": "He *de* *apokritheis* *eipen*, Not *estin* *kalon* to *labein* the *arton* of the *teknōn*, and to *balein* to the *kunariois*.", "grammar": { "*Ho de*": "but he", "*apokritheis*": "aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered", "*eipen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he said", "*Ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - it is", "*kalon*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - good/right", "*labein*": "aorist infinitive, active - to take", "*ton arton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the bread", "*tōn teknōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of the children", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*balein*": "aorist infinitive, active - to throw", "*tois kunariois*": "dative, neuter, plural - to the little dogs" }, "variants": { "*apokritheis*": "having answered/responded", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*kalon*": "good/right/proper", "*labein*": "to take/receive/accept", "*arton*": "bread/loaf/food", "*teknōn*": "children/offspring", "*balein*": "to throw/cast/toss", "*kunariois*": "little dogs/puppies/house dogs" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων, καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.

Transliteration

He de apokritheis eipen, Not estin kalon to labein the arton of the teknōn, and to balein to the kunariois.

Grammar Details

• *Ho de*: but he
• *apokritheis*: aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered
• *eipen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he said
• *Ouk*: negative particle - not
• *estin*: present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - it is
• *kalon*: adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - good/right
• *labein*: aorist infinitive, active - to take
• *ton arton*: accusative, masculine, singular - the bread
• *tōn teknōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of the children
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *balein*: aorist infinitive, active - to throw
• *tois kunariois*: dative, neuter, plural - to the little dogs

Word Meanings

• *apokritheis*: having answered/responded
• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *estin*: is/exists
• *kalon*: good/right/proper
• *labein*: to take/receive/accept
• *arton*: bread/loaf/food
• *teknōn*: children/offspring
• *balein*: to throw/cast/toss
• *kunariois*: little dogs/puppies/house dogs

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But he answered and said, It is not right to take the children's bread, and throw it to dogs.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} he answered{G611} and said,{G2036} It is{G2076} not{G3756} meet{G2570} to take{G2983} the children's{G5043} bread{G740} and{G2532} cast{G906} it to the dogs.{G2952}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} he answered{G611}{(G5679)} and said{G2036}{(G5627)}, It is{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756} meet{G2570} to take{G2983}{(G5629)} the children's{G5043} bread{G740}, and{G2532} to cast{G906}{(G5629)} it to dogs{G2952}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He answered and sayde: it is not good to take the chyldrens breed and to cast it to whelpes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He answered & sayde: It is not good, to take the childrens bred, & to cast it vnto dogges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He aunswered, and sayde: it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread, and to cast it to litle dogges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But he answered and said, ‹It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast› [it] ‹to dogs.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he answering said, `It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said.

Referenced Verses

• Phil 3:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Philippians.3.2", "source": "Βλέπετε τοὺς κύνας, βλέπετε τοὺς κακοὺς ἐργάτας, βλέπετε τὴν κατατομήν.", "text": "*Blepete* the *kynas*, *blepete* the *kakous ergatas*, *blepete* the *katatomēn*.", "grammar": { "*blepete*": "imperative, present, active, 2nd person plural - look at/beware of", "*kynas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - dogs", "*kakous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, adjective - evil/bad", "*ergatas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - workers", "*katatomēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - mutilation/cutting" }, "variants": { "*blepete*": "look at/watch out for/beware of", "*kynas*": "dogs [derogatory term]", "*kakous*": "evil/bad/wicked", "*ergatas*": "workers/laborers", "*katatomēn*": "mutilation/cutting [wordplay contrasting with *peritomē* (circumcision)]" } }
• Rev 22:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Revelation.22.15", "source": "Ἔξω δὲ οἱ κύνες, καὶ οἱ φάρμακοι, καὶ οἱ πόρνοι, καὶ οἱ φονεῖς, καὶ οἱ εἰδωλολάτραι, καὶ πᾶς ὁ φιλῶν καὶ ποιῶν ψεῦδος.", "text": "*Exō* but the *kynes*, and the *pharmakoi*, and the *pornoi*, and the *phoneis*, and the *eidōlolatrai*, and all the one *philōn* and *poiōn pseudos*.", "grammar": { "*Exō*": "adverb - outside/out", "*kynes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - dogs", "*pharmakoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sorcerers", "*pornoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - fornicators", "*phoneis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - murderers", "*eidōlolatrai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - idolaters", "*philōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving", "*poiōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing/making", "*pseudos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - lie/falsehood" }, "variants": { "*Exō*": "outside/out/excluded", "*kynes*": "dogs/unclean persons", "*pharmakoi*": "sorcerers/those who practice magic arts/poisoners", "*pornoi*": "fornicators/sexually immoral persons", "*phoneis*": "murderers/killers", "*eidōlolatrai*": "idolaters/those who worship idols", "*philōn*": "loving/being fond of", "*poiōn pseudos*": "practicing falsehood/making a lie" } }
• Matt 7:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Matthew.7.6", "source": "Μὴ δῶτε τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς κυσίν, μηδὲ βάλητε τοὺς μαργαρίτας ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν χοίρων, μήποτε καταπατήσωσιν αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτῶν, καὶ στραφέντες ῥήξωσιν ὑμᾶς.", "text": "*Mē dōte* the *hagion tois kysin*, *mēde balēte tous margaritas hymōn emprosthen tōn choirōn*, *mēpote katapatēsōsin autous en tois posin autōn*, and *straphentes rhēxōsin hymas*.", "grammar": { "*Mē*": "negative particle with subjunctive - not", "*dōte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might give", "*to hagion*": "accusative singular neuter - the holy thing", "*tois kysin*": "dative plural masculine - to the dogs", "*mēde*": "negative conjunction - and not/nor", "*balēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might throw/cast", "*tous margaritas*": "accusative plural masculine - the pearls", "*hymōn*": "genitive plural - your", "*emprosthen*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*tōn choirōn*": "genitive plural masculine - the pigs/swine", "*mēpote*": "negative conjunction - lest/so that not", "*katapatēsōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might trample", "*autous*": "accusative plural masculine - them", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in/with", "*tois posin*": "dative plural masculine - the feet", "*autōn*": "genitive plural - their", "*straphentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative plural masculine - having turned", "*rhēxōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might tear/rend", "*hymas*": "accusative plural - you" }, "variants": { "*hagion*": "holy thing/sacred object/consecrated item", "*kysin*": "dogs [often symbolic of unclean/impure]", "*margaritas*": "pearls/valuable objects", "*choirōn*": "pigs/swine [considered unclean animals]", "*katapatēsōsin*": "trample down/tread under foot", "*straphentes*": "having turned/having turned around/having turned back", "*rhēxōsin*": "tear to pieces/rend/break/attack" } }
• Mark 7:27-28 : 27 { "verseID": "Mark.7.27", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ, Ἄφες πρῶτον χορτασθῆναι τὰ τέκνα: οὐ γὰρ καλόν ἐστιν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων, καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.", "text": "But *Iēsous* *eipen* to her, *Aphes* first to be *chortasthēnai* the *tekna*: for not *kalon* it is to *labein* the *arton* of the *teknōn*, and to *balein* to the *kynariois*.", "grammar": { "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - said", "*Aphes*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - allow/permit", "*chortasthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be satisfied/filled", "*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children", "*kalon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - good/right", "*labein*": "aorist active infinitive - to take", "*arton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - bread/loaf", "*teknōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - children", "*balein*": "aorist active infinitive - to throw/cast", "*kynariois*": "dative, neuter, plural - little dogs/puppies" }, "variants": { "*Aphes*": "allow/permit/let", "*chortasthēnai*": "to be filled/satisfied/fed", "*tekna*": "children/offspring", "*kalon*": "good/proper/right", "*labein*": "to take/receive", "*balein*": "to throw/cast/toss", "*kynariois*": "little dogs/puppies/house dogs" } } 28 { "verseID": "Mark.7.28", "source": "Ἡ δὲ ἀπεκρίθη καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ναὶ, Κύριε: καὶ γὰρ τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης ἐσθίει ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν παιδίων.", "text": "But she *apekrithē* and *legei* to him, Yes, *Kyrie*: for even the *kynaria* *hypokatō* of the *trapezēs* *esthiei* from the *psichiōn* of the *paidiōn*.", "grammar": { "*apekrithē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - answered", "*legei*": "present active, 3rd singular - says", "*Kyrie*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Lord/Sir/Master", "*kynaria*": "nominative, neuter, plural - little dogs/puppies", "*hypokatō*": "adverb - underneath/below", "*trapezēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - table", "*esthiei*": "present active, 3rd singular - eats", "*psichiōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - crumbs", "*paidiōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - children" }, "variants": { "*apekrithē*": "answered/replied/responded", "*Kyrie*": "Lord/Sir/Master", "*kynaria*": "little dogs/puppies/house dogs", "*hypokatō*": "underneath/below/under", "*trapezēs*": "table/dining table", "*psichiōn*": "crumbs/scraps/fragments", "*paidiōn*": "children/little ones" } }
• Acts 22:21-22 : 21 { "verseID": "Acts.22.21", "source": "Καὶ εἶπεν πρός με, Πορεύου: ὅτι ἐγὼ εἰς Ἔθνη μακρὰν ἐξαποστελῶ σε.", "text": "And *eipen pros* me, *Poreuou*: because *egō* to *Ethnē makran exapostelō* you.", "grammar": { "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*Poreuou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - go/depart", "*egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative - I", "*Ethnē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - nations/Gentiles", "*makran*": "adverb - far/distant", "*exapostelō*": "future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will send away/out" }, "variants": { "*Poreuou*": "go/depart/proceed", "*Ethnē*": "nations/Gentiles/peoples", "*makran*": "far away/distant/afar", "*exapostelō*": "will send/will send out/will send away" } } 22 { "verseID": "Acts.22.22", "source": "Ἤκουον δὲ αὐτοῦ ἄχρι τούτου τοῦ λόγου, καὶ ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν, λέγοντες, Αἶρε ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς τὸν τοιοῦτον: οὐ γὰρ καθῆκον αὐτὸν ζῇν.", "text": "They *ēkouon de* him until this the *logou*, and *epēran* the *phōnēn* of them, *legontes*, *Aire* from the *gēs* the *toiouton*: not for *kathēkon* him *zēn*.", "grammar": { "*ēkouon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were listening to", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - word/statement", "*epēran*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they lifted up", "*phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - voice", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying", "*Aire*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - remove/take away", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*toiouton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - such a one", "*kathēkon*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - being fitting", "*zēn*": "present active infinitive - to live" }, "variants": { "*ēkouon*": "were listening to/heard/gave audience", "*logou*": "word/statement/account", "*epēran*": "raised/lifted up/elevated", "*phōnēn*": "voice/cry/shout", "*Aire*": "away with/remove/rid us of", "*gēs*": "earth/land/world", "*toiouton*": "such a one/such a person/one like this", "*kathēkon*": "fitting/proper/suitable", "*zēn*": "to live/to be alive" } }
• Rom 9:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Romans.9.4", "source": "Οἵτινές εἰσιν Ἰσραηλῖται· ὧν ἡ υἱοθεσία, καὶ ἡ δόξα, καὶ αἱ διαθῆκαι, καὶ ἡ νομοθεσία, καὶ ἡ λατρεία, καὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι·", "text": "*Hoitines eisin Israēlitai*; of whom the *huiothesia*, and the *doxa*, and the *diathēkai*, and the *nomothesia*, and the *latreia*, and the *epangeliai*;", "grammar": { "*Hoitines*": "relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - who/whoever", "*eisin*": "present, indicative, 3rd person plural - they are", "*Israēlitai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - Israelites", "*huiothesia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - adoption", "*doxa*": "nominative, feminine, singular - glory", "*diathēkai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - covenants", "*nomothesia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - giving of the law", "*latreia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - service/worship", "*epangeliai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - promises" }, "variants": { "*Hoitines*": "who/whoever/such ones who", "*Israēlitai*": "Israelites/descendants of Israel", "*huiothesia*": "adoption/sonship", "*doxa*": "glory/honor/splendor", "*diathēkai*": "covenants/testaments/agreements", "*nomothesia*": "giving of the law/legislation", "*latreia*": "service/worship/ritual", "*epangeliai*": "promises/pledges" } }
• Gal 2:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Galatians.2.15", "source": "Ἡμεῖς φύσει Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ οὐκ ἐξ Ἐθνῶν ἁμαρτωλοί,", "text": "We by *physei* *Ioudaioi*, and not *ex Ethnōn hamartoūloi*,", "grammar": { "*hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st person plural - we", "*physei*": "dative, feminine, singular - by nature", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - Jews", "*kai ouk*": "conjunction + negative - and not", "*ex Ethnōn*": "preposition + genitive, neuter, plural - from Gentiles", "*hamartōloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sinners" }, "variants": { "*physei*": "by nature/by birth/naturally", "*ex Ethnōn hamartōloi*": "sinners from the Gentiles/Gentile sinners" } }
• Eph 2:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Ephesians.2.12", "source": "Ὅτι ἦτε ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ χωρὶς Χριστοῦ, ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι τῆς πολιτείας τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ξένοι τῶν διαθηκῶν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, ἐλπίδα μὴ ἔχοντες, καὶ ἄθεοι ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ:", "text": "That you were in the *kairō* *ekeinō* without *Christou*, *apēllotriōmenoi* of the *politeias* of the *Israēl*, and *xenoi* of the *diathēkōn* of the *epangelias*, *elpida* not *echontes*, and *atheoi* in the *kosmō*", "grammar": { "*kairō*": "dative singular masculine - time/season/opportunity", "*ekeinō*": "dative singular masculine - that/remote", "*Christou*": "genitive singular masculine - Christ/Anointed One", "*apēllotriōmenoi*": "perfect passive participle, nominative plural masculine - having been alienated/estranged", "*politeias*": "genitive singular feminine - citizenship/commonwealth", "*Israēl*": "genitive singular - Israel", "*xenoi*": "nominative plural masculine - strangers/foreigners", "*diathēkōn*": "genitive plural feminine - covenants/testaments", "*epangelias*": "genitive singular feminine - promise", "*elpida*": "accusative singular feminine - hope/expectation", "*echontes*": "present active participle, nominative plural masculine - having", "*atheoi*": "nominative plural masculine - without God/godless", "*kosmō*": "dative singular masculine - world/universe" }, "variants": { "*kairō*": "time/season/appointed time", "*apēllotriōmenoi*": "alienated/estranged/excluded", "*politeias*": "citizenship/commonwealth/state", "*xenoi*": "strangers/foreigners/aliens", "*diathēkōn*": "covenants/testaments/contracts", "*epangelias*": "promise/announcement/declaration", "*elpida*": "hope/expectation/confidence", "*atheoi*": "without God/godless/atheists", "*kosmō*": "world/ordered system/universe" } }