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Matthew 15:27

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

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ἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Ναίnaiyesναίparticle — “yes”G3483yes, certainly, even so.This verse uses “yes”.κύριεkuriemasters'κύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “masters'”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.masters'καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κυνάριαkunarialittle dogκυνάριον (kunarion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “little dog”, the subject formG2952a little dog, a house dog.ἐσθίειesthieito eatἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ψιχίωνpsichiōncrumbψίξ (psix)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “crumb”, the of-formG5589a crumb.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πιπτόντωνpiptontōnto collapseπίπτω (piptō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, neuter — “to collapse”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τραπέζηςtrapezēstableτράπεζα (trapeza)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “table”, the of-formG5132a table, (a) for food or banqueting, (b) for money-changing or business.tableτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίωνkuriōnlordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And she said, 'Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And she said, 'Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'

World English Bible

But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

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