Kynárion — G2952

Definition

neuter noun

a puppy

Usually translated as

dog

Origin

neuter of a presumed derivative of G2965

• kýōn (G2965)

Occurrences

Kynárion occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (2)

• Matthew 15:26 — But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs (κυναρίοις).
• Matthew 15:27 — And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs (κυνάρια) eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
• Mark 7:27 — But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs (κυναρίοις).
• Mark 7:28 — And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs (κυνάρια) under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.