Matthew 15:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.”
Matthew 15:26 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 15:2616 words
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisanswer
εἶπενeipensay
ΟὐκOuknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
καλὸνkalonfair, good(-ly), honest
λαβεῖνlabeinaccept, + be amazed, assay
τὸνtonthe
ἄρτονarton(shew-)bread, loaf
τῶνtōnthe
τέκνωνteknōnchild
καὶkaiand / also
βαλεῖνbaleinarise, cast (out), lay
τοῖςtoisthe
κυναρίοιςkynarioisdog
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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