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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2952. κυνάριον (kunarion) -- Little dog, puppy</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2952.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/12-55.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2952.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2952</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2951.htm" title="2951">◄</a> 2952. kunarion <a href="../greek/2953.htm" title="2953">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kunarion: Little dog, puppy</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κυνάριον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kunarion<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>koo-nar'-ee-on<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(koo-nar'-ee-on)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Little dog, puppy<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a little dog, a house dog.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Diminutive form of κύων (kuōn), meaning "dog."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>Strong's Hebrew 3611 (כֶּלֶב, keleb):</b> Dog<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2952</b> <i>kynárion</i> – properly, puppy, a diminutive of <a href="/greek/2965.htm">2965</a> <i>/kýōn</i> ("dog").</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>dim. of <a href="/greek/2965.htm">kuón</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a little dog<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dogs (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2952: κυνάριον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κυνάριον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κυναριου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (diminutive of <span class="greek2">κύων</span>, equivalent to <span class="greek2">κυνίδιον</span>, which Phryn. prefers; see <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 180; cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">γυναικάριον</span></span>),<span class="accented">a little dog</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-26.htm">Matthew 15:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-27.htm">Mark 7:27</a>f (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Theophrastus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dog, puppy<p>Neuter of a presumed derivative of <a href="/greek/2965.htm">kuon</a>; a puppy -- dog. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2965.htm">kuon</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/15-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 15:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Plural">N-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βαλεῖν τοῖς <b>κυναρίοις</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bread and throw <span class="itali">it to the dogs.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and to cast <span class="itali">[it] to dogs.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to cast [it] to the <span class="itali">dogs</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/15-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 15:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ τὰ <b>κυνάρια</b> ἐσθίει ἀπὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but even <span class="itali">the dogs</span> feed<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Lord: yet <span class="itali">the dogs</span> eat of<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed the <span class="itali">dogs</span> eat of<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Plural">N-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τοῖς <b>κυναρίοις</b> βαλεῖν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bread and throw <span class="itali">it to the dogs.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and to cast <span class="itali">[it] unto the dogs.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and to the <span class="itali">dogs</span> cast [it]<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὰ <b>κυνάρια</b> ὑποκάτω τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [but] even <span class="itali">the dogs</span> under<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Lord: yet <span class="itali">the dogs</span> under the table<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for even the <span class="itali">dogs</span> under the<p><b><a href="/greek/2952.htm">Strong's Greek 2952</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2952.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kunaria_2952.htm">κυνάρια — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kunariois_2952.htm">κυναρίοις — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></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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