Mark 7:27
Strong's Lexicon
“First
πρῶτον (prōton)
Adverb - Superlative
Strong's Greek 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly.

let
Ἄφες (Aphes)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 863: From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

children
τέκνα (tekna)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

have their fill,
χορτασθῆναι (chortasthēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's Greek 5526: To feed, satisfy, fatten. From chortos; to fodder, i.e. to gorge.

He said
ἔλεγεν (elegen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

αὐτῇ (autē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“For
γάρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

it is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

right
καλόν (kalon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.

to take
λαβεῖν (labein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

children’s
τέκνων (teknōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

bread
ἄρτον (arton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

toss [it]
βαλεῖν (balein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

to the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

dogs.
κυναρίοις (kynariois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2952: A little dog, a house dog. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kuon; a puppy.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to her, ‘Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to the little dogs.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to her, “Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

New American Standard Bible
And He was saying to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

King James Bible
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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs."

New Living Translation
Jesus told her, "First I should feed the children--my own family, the Jews. It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs."

English Standard Version
And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

New American Standard Bible
And He was saying to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to her, "Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

International Standard Version
But he kept telling her, "First let the children be filled. It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the puppies."

NET Bible
He said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and to throw it to the dogs."

American Standard Version
And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

English Revised Version
And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to her, 'Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the little dogs.'
















Cross References
Matthew 15:26
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

Mark 7:26
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

Mark 7:28
And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Mark 7:25
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

Mark 7:24
And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

Mark 7:29
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

Mark 7:30
And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
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