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She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/nlt/mark/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter. Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia, <a href="/esv/mark/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/bsb/mark/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/blb/mark/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now the woman was Gentile, Syrophoenician by race, and kept asking Him that He should cast forth the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/kjv/mark/7.htm">King James Bible</a> The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. <a href="/nkjv/mark/7.htm">New King James Version</a> The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/nasb_/mark/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician descent. And she repeatedly asked Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/nasb/mark/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/nasb77/mark/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/lsb/mark/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now the woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician descent. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/amp/mark/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now the woman was a Gentile (Greek), a Syrophoenician by nationality. And she kept pleading with Him to drive the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/csb/mark/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she was asking him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/hcsb/mark/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now the woman was Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to drive the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/asv/mark/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/cev/mark/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The woman was Greek and had been born in the part of Syria known as Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to force the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/erv/mark/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. <a href="/gwt/mark/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The woman happened to be Greek, born in Phoenicia in Syria. She asked him to force the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/gnt/mark/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> The woman was a Gentile, born in the region of Phoenicia in Syria. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/isv/mark/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now the woman happened to be a Greek, born in Phoenicia in Syria. She kept asking him to drive the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/msb/mark/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/net/mark/7.htm">NET Bible</a> The woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician origin. She asked him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/nheb/mark/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/wbt/mark/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> (The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/wey/mark/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> She was a Gentile woman, a Syro-phoenician by nation: and again and again she begged Him to expel the demon from her daughter. <a href="/web/mark/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by nation—and was asking Him that He may cast forth the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/blb/mark/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now the woman was Gentile, Syrophoenician by race, and kept asking Him that He should cast forth the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/ylt/mark/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation -- and was asking him, that the demon he may cast forth out of her daughter. <a href="/slt/mark/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the woman was a Grecian, a Syrophenician by birth; and she entreated him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. <a href="/cpdv/mark/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the woman was a Gentile, by birth a Syro-Phoenician. And she petitioned him, so that he would cast the demon from her daughter. <a href="/nabre/mark/7.htm">New American Bible</a> The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/nrsvce/mark/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But the woman was a heathen, from Phoenicia in Syria; and she besought him to cast out the demon from her daughter. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But she was a pagan woman from Phoenicia of Syria, and she was begging him to cast out the demon from her daughter.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> (the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought him to cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/godbey/mark/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by race; and asked Him that He may cast the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/haweis/mark/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by birth, and she entreated him that the devil might be cast out of her daughter. <a href="/mace/mark/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> entreated him to force the demon out of her daughter; now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation. <a href="/wey/mark/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> She was a Gentile woman, a Syro-phoenician by nation: and again and again she begged Him to expel the demon from her daughter. <a href="/worrell/mark/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she kept asking Him to cast forth the demon out of her daughter. <a href="/worsley/mark/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> (now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought Him to cast out the demon from her daughter. <a href="/parallel/mark/7-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=2262" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/7.htm">The Faith of the Gentile Woman</a> …25Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. 26<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Now</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">she was</a> <a href="/greek/1674.htm" title="1674: Hellēnis (N-NFS) -- A female Greek. Feminine of Hellen; a Grecian woman.">a Greek</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynē (N-NFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">woman</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/4949.htm" title="4949: Syrophoinikissa (N-NFS) -- Feminine of a compound of Suros and the same as Phoinike; a Syro-phoenician woman, i.e. A female native of Phoenicia in Syria.">Syrophoenician</a> <a href="/greek/1085.htm" title="1085: genei (N-DNS) -- Offspring, family, race, nation, kind. From ginomai; kin.">origin,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: ērōta (V-IIA-3S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">she kept asking</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that."></a> <a href="/greek/1544.htm" title="1544: ekbalē (V-ASA-3S) -- To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.">to drive</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1140.htm" title="1140: daimonion (N-ANS) -- An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.">demon</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">out of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2364.htm" title="2364: thygatros (N-GFS) -- Apparently a primary word; a female child, or descendant.">daughter.</a> 27“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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22-28</a> And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” / He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ... <a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a> “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a> He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. <a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16</a> I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a> There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a> Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a> And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm">1 Kings 17:8-16</a> Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: / “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” / So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” ... <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a> Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ... <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a> I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/acts/11-18.htm">Acts 11:18</a> When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.” <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8-9</a> For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, / so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.” <a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25-27</a> But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. / Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon. / And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.” <a href="/john/12-20.htm">John 12:20-21</a> Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast. / They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she sought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.Greek.<a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Isaiah 49:12</a> Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a> There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.<a href="/colossians/3-11.htm">Colossians 3:11</a> Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.a Syrophenician.<a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22</a> And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/6-56.htm">Begged</a> <a href="/mark/6-56.htm">Besought</a> <a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/matthew/26-24.htm">Born</a> <a href="/mark/6-13.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/mark/7-25.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/mark/5-18.htm">Demon</a> <a href="/mark/5-18.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/mark/7-25.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/mark/3-23.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/mark/7-23.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/18-17.htm">Gentile</a> <a href="/revelation/9-11.htm">Greek</a> <a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/6-41.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">Phoenicia</a> <a href="/matthew/10-6.htm">Race</a> <a href="/mark/6-25.htm">Request</a> <a href="/mark/7-25.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/daniel/2-4.htm">Syrian</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/7-32.htm">Begged</a> <a href="/mark/7-32.htm">Besought</a> <a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/mark/14-21.htm">Born</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/mark/7-29.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/mark/7-29.htm">Demon</a> <a href="/mark/7-29.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/mark/7-29.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/mark/9-18.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/mark/7-29.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Gentile</a> <a href="/luke/23-38.htm">Greek</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/7-36.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Phoenicia</a> <a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Race</a> <a href="/mark/7-32.htm">Request</a> <a href="/mark/7-29.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/luke/4-27.htm">Syrian</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 7</div>1. <a href="/mark/7-1.htm">The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands.</a> 8. <a href="/mark/7-8.htm">They break the commandment of God by the traditions of men.</a> 14. <a href="/mark/7-14.htm">Food defiles not the man.</a> 24. <a href="/mark/7-24.htm">He heals the Syrophenician woman's daughter of an unclean spirit;</a> 31. <a href="/mark/7-31.htm">and one that was deaf, and stammered in his speech.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Syrophoenician origin points to a specific geographical area, the region of Phoenicia, which is part of modern-day Lebanon. This area was known for its pagan practices and idol worship, which contrasts with the Jewish monotheistic faith. The mention of her origin highlights the cultural and religious barriers that existed between Jews and Gentiles at the time. This encounter foreshadows the later expansion of the Gospel to the Gentiles, as seen in <a href="/acts/10.htm">Acts 10</a> with Peter and Cornelius.and she kept asking Jesus The persistence of the woman is significant. It demonstrates her faith and desperation, as she continually seeks Jesus' help despite the initial lack of response. This persistence is reminiscent of the parable of the persistent widow in <a href="/luke/18.htm">Luke 18:1-8</a>, which teaches about the importance of persistent prayer. Her actions also reflect a deep belief in Jesus' power to heal, which is a recurring theme in the Gospels where faith is often a prerequisite for miracles (e.g., <a href="/mark/5-34.htm">Mark 5:34</a>).to drive the demon out of her daughter Demon possession was a recognized affliction in the New Testament, often associated with physical and mental suffering. The request to drive out the demon indicates the woman's belief in Jesus' authority over evil spirits, a theme that is consistent throughout the Gospels (e.g., <a href="/mark/1-34.htm">Mark 1:34</a>, <a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Mark 5:8</a>). This act of exorcism by Jesus not only demonstrates His power over the spiritual realm but also serves as a type of His ultimate victory over Satan and evil, which is fulfilled through His death and resurrection. The deliverance of the woman's daughter can be seen as a precursor to the broader deliverance that Jesus offers to all humanity from sin and evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_syrophoenician_woman.htm">The Syrophoenician Woman</a> A Gentile woman from the region of Phoenicia in Syria. Her persistence in seeking Jesus' help for her demon-possessed daughter is a central focus of this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, whose ministry often challenged social and religious norms. In this passage, He is approached by the Syrophoenician woman for healing. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_daughter.htm">The Daughter</a> The afflicted child of the Syrophoenician woman, possessed by a demon, whose healing is sought by her mother. 4. <a href="/topical/p/phoenicia.htm">Phoenicia</a> A region in ancient Syria, known for its Gentile population, highlighting the cultural and religious barriers present in this encounter. 5. <a href="/topical/d/demon_possession.htm">Demon Possession</a> A spiritual affliction that the Syrophoenician woman's daughter suffers from, demonstrating the spiritual warfare present in the New Testament account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_beyond_boundaries.htm">Faith Beyond Boundaries</a> The Syrophoenician woman's faith transcends cultural and religious barriers, demonstrating that true faith is recognized by God regardless of background. <a href="/topical/p/persistence_in_prayer.htm">Persistence in Prayer</a> Her continual asking illustrates the importance of persistence in prayer, encouraging believers to remain steadfast in seeking God's intervention. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_mission_to_all.htm">Jesus' Mission to All</a> This encounter foreshadows the expansion of Jesus' mission to include Gentiles, affirming the universal scope of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_dependence.htm">Humility and Dependence</a> The woman's approach to Jesus is marked by humility and dependence, serving as a model for how believers should approach God in prayer. <a href="/topical/o/overcoming_prejudices.htm">Overcoming Prejudices</a> Jesus' interaction with the Syrophoenician woman challenges societal prejudices, encouraging believers to embrace inclusivity and love for all people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 7</a> <a href="/q/what's_bethlehem's_biblical_role.htm">What was the purpose of Jesus being anointed?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_claim_to_be_god.htm">Didn't Jesus never actually claim to be God?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_luke_7_36-50_compare_to_other_anointings.htm">Luke 7:36-50 - How does the anointing of Jesus by a sinful woman align, or conflict, with other anointing accounts in the Gospels regarding location, timing, and participants?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_call_a_woman_a_'dog'.htm">If Jesus was sinless, why did He call a Gentile woman a 'dog' (Matthew 15:26)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) A Greek--i.e., in the sense which the word had gained in Palestine, a Gentile, as in <a href="/romans/1-16.htm" title="For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.">Romans 1:16</a>; <a href="/context/romans/2-9.htm" title="Tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man that does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;">Romans 2:9-10</a>. The modern use of "Frank" in the East for Europeans of every country, offers an analogous extension of the original meaning of a name.Syrophenician.--The word, which occurs in Juvenal (Sat. viii. 159), may be noted as an instance of St. Mark's tendency to use Latin forms. The Emperor Adrian divided the province of Syria into three parts--Syria proper, Syro-Ph?nicia, and Syria-Palaestina--and we may well believe that this official distinction rested on a pre-existing nomenclature. <a href="/commentaries/mark/7-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Now δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. she was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a Greek Ἑλληνίς (Hellēnis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1674.htm">Strong's 1674: </a> A female Greek. Feminine of Hellen; a Grecian woman. woman γυνὴ (gynē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. of τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Syrophoenician Συροφοινίκισσα (Syrophoinikissa) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4949.htm">Strong's 4949: </a> Feminine of a compound of Suros and the same as Phoinike; a Syro-phoenician woman, i.e. A female native of Phoenicia in Syria. origin, γένει (genei) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1085.htm">Strong's 1085: </a> Offspring, family, race, nation, kind. From ginomai; 'kin'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. she kept asking ἠρώτα (ērōta) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. [Jesus] αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. to drive ἐκβάλῃ (ekbalē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. demon δαιμόνιον (daimonion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1140.htm">Strong's 1140: </a> An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity. out of ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. daughter. θυγατρὸς (thygatros) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2364.htm">Strong's 2364: </a> Apparently a primary word; a female child, or descendant. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/mark/7-26.htm">Mark 7:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/mark/7-26.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 7:26 Now the woman was a Greek (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/7-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 7:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 7:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/7-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 7:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 7:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>