2952. kunarion

Strong's Lexicon

kunarion: Little dog, puppy

Original Word: κυνάριον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: kunarion
Pronunciation: koo-nar'-ee-on
Phonetic Spelling: (koo-nar'-ee-on)
Definition: Little dog, puppy
Meaning: a little dog, a house dog.

Word Origin: Diminutive form of κύων (kuōn), meaning "dog."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 3611 (כֶּלֶב, keleb): Dog

Usage: The term "kunarion" is used in the New Testament to refer to a small dog or puppy. It is a diminutive form, indicating affection or endearment, and is used metaphorically in a context that contrasts the status of Jews and Gentiles in the biblical narrative.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, dogs were generally not held in high regard and were often seen as unclean animals. However, the use of "kunarion" as a diminutive form suggests a more affectionate or less derogatory connotation, akin to a household pet. This reflects a nuanced view of dogs in certain domestic settings, contrasting with the broader cultural disdain.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 2952 kynárion – properly, puppy, a diminutive of 2965 /kýōn ("dog").

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
dim. of kuón
Definition
a little dog
NASB Translation
dogs (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2952: κυνάριον

κυνάριον, κυναριου, τό (diminutive of κύων, equivalent to κυνίδιον, which Phryn. prefers; see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 180; cf. γυναικάριον),a little dog: Matthew 15:26; Mark 7:27f (Xenophon, Plato, Theophrastus, Plutarch, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dog, puppy

Neuter of a presumed derivative of kuon; a puppy -- dog.

see GREEK kuon

Forms and Transliterations

κυναρια κυνάρια κυναριοις κυναρίοις κυνηγείν κυνηγός κυνικός κυνόμυια κυνόμυιαν κυνομυίας κυνομύιας κυοφορούσης κυπαρίσσινα κυπαρισσίνων κυπάρισσοι κυπάρισσον κυπάρισσος κυπαρίσσου κυπαρίσσω κυπαρίσσων κυπρίζουσιν kunaria kunariois kynaria kynária kynariois kynaríois

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 15:26 N-DNP
GRK: βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις
NAS: bread and throw it to the dogs.
KJV: and to cast [it] to dogs.
INT: to cast [it] to the dogs

Matthew 15:27 N-NNP
GRK: γὰρ τὰ κυνάρια ἐσθίει ἀπὸ
NAS: but even the dogs feed
KJV: Lord: yet the dogs eat of
INT: indeed the dogs eat of

Mark 7:27 N-DNP
GRK: καὶ τοῖς κυναρίοις βαλεῖν
NAS: bread and throw it to the dogs.
KJV: and to cast [it] unto the dogs.
INT: and to the dogs cast [it]

Mark 7:28 N-NNP
GRK: καὶ τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς
NAS: [but] even the dogs under
KJV: Lord: yet the dogs under the table
INT: for even the dogs under the

Strong's Greek 2952
4 Occurrences

κυνάρια — 2 Occ.
κυναρίοις — 2 Occ.