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In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to illustrate humility, faith, and the provision of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman cultures, bread was a staple food, and crumbs were the small pieces that fell from the table during meals. These crumbs were often eaten by pets or given to the poor. The imagery of crumbs was familiar to Jesus' audience, symbolizing the smallest portion of sustenance or blessing.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from a prim. word psix (a crumb)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a crumb (of bread)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>crumbs (2).<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 5589: ψιχίον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ψιχίον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ψιχιου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (diminutive of <span class="greek2">ψίξ</span>, <span class="greek2">ψιχος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, a morsel), <span class="accented">a little morsel, a crumb</span> (of bread or meat): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-27.htm">Matthew 15:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-28.htm">Mark 7:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/16-21.htm">Luke 16:21</a> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> omit; <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> brackets <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ψιχίων</span>). (Not found in Greek authors (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 24; 96 (91)).)<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>crumb. <p>Diminutive from a derivative of the base of <a href="/greek/5567.htm">psallo</a> (meaning a crumb); a little bit or morsel -- crumb. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5567.htm">psallo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εψόφησας ψιχιων ψιχίων ψόαι ψόαις ψόαν ψόγον ψόφησον ψόφος ψυγμός ψυγμούς ψυκτήρες ψύλλου ψυχήν psichion psichiōn psichíon psichíōn<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/15-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 15:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τῶν <b>ψιχίων</b> τῶν πιπτόντων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> feed <span class="itali">on the crumbs</span> which fall<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> eat of <span class="itali">the crumbs</span> which fall<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the <span class="itali">crumbs</span> which fall<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τῶν <b>ψιχίων</b> τῶν παιδίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> feed on the children's <span class="itali">crumbs.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the children's <span class="itali">crumbs.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the <span class="itali">crumbs</span> of the children<p><b><a href="/greek/5589.htm">Strong's Greek 5589</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5589.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/psichio_n_5589.htm">ψιχίων — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5588.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5588"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5588" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5590.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5590"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5590" /></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="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>