Lexeme: kynárion

Language:
Greek: New Testament
Meaning:
dog
Cognate Set:
*k̑u̯ón- [Proto-Indo-European]
Romanised orthography:
kynárion
Native script:
κυνάριον
Phonetic:
kyˈnar(i/j)o̞n
Phonemic:
kyˈnario̞n
URL:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ku/wn
Notes: Mt 15:26, 15:27, Mk 7:27, 7:28; originally a diminutive 'little dog, puppy' but more generally 'dog'. Alternative form κύων in 2Pet 2:22, Philipp 3:2, Mat 7:6.