noun · neuter
kunariem
Greekκυνάριον (kunarion)
Strong’sG2952
a little dog
stem kunari-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* κυνάριον, -ου, τό
(in Att. also κυνίδιον, dim. of κύων),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2952 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoo-nar'-ee-on
a puppy
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of G2965;
King Jamesdog.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | kunariem | kunarieim2×κυνάρια |
| of, belonging to genitive | kunarieu | kunarieiu |
| to, for dative | kunarie | kunariei2×κυναρίοις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kunarie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kunarieim“dogs”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Matthew 15:27“dogs”tas de legata; Nai, kurior, kai gar teim kunarieim esthiatō apo teiu psixeiu teiu piptarōteiu apo tau trapezau toiu kurioiu autoiu.“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
Mark 7:28“dogs”tas de apokrinita kai legatō auto; Kurior, kai teim kunarieim hupokatō tau trapezau esthialō apo teiu psixeiu teiu paidieiu.“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
kunariei“dogs”to, fordative plural2×
Matthew 15:26“dogs”tos de apokriniratos legata; Ouk atō kalem lambara ton arton teiu tekneiu kai ballara tei kunariei.But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
Mark 7:27“dogs”kai legate auta; Afiēkasar prōtem chortazira teim tekneim, ouk gar kalem atō lambara ton arton teiu tekneiu kai tei kunariei ballara.“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”