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Even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/nlt/luke/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores. <a href="/esv/luke/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/bsb/luke/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/blb/luke/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and desiring to be fed from that falling from the table of the rich man; but even the dogs, coming, were licking his sores. <a href="/kjv/luke/16.htm">King James Bible</a> And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/nkjv/luke/16.htm">New King James Version</a> desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/nasb_/luke/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and longing to be fed from the scraps which fell from the rich man’s table; not only that, the dogs also were coming and licking his sores. <a href="/nasb/luke/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man&#8217s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. <a href="/nasb77/luke/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. <a href="/lsb/luke/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. <a href="/amp/luke/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He [eagerly] longed to eat the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. <a href="/csb/luke/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He longed to be filled with what fell from the rich man’s table, but instead the dogs would come and lick his sores. <a href="/hcsb/luke/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He longed to be filled with what fell from the rich man&#8217s table, but instead the dogs would come and lick his sores. <a href="/asv/luke/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/cev/luke/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He was happy just to eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. His body was covered with sores, and dogs kept coming up to lick them. <a href="/erv/luke/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/gwt/luke/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Lazarus would have eaten any scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Lazarus was covered with sores, and dogs would lick them. <a href="/gnt/luke/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> hoping to eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs would come and lick his sores. <a href="/isv/luke/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> He was always trying to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs used to come and lick his sores. <a href="/msb/luke/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man?s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/net/luke/16.htm">NET Bible</a> who longed to eat what fell from the rich man's table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/nheb/luke/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/wbt/luke/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/wey/luke/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> covered with sores and longing to make a full meal off the scraps flung on the floor from the rich man's table. Nay, the dogs, too, used to come and lick his sores. <a href="/web/luke/16.htm">World English Bible</a> and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; indeed, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores. <a href="/blb/luke/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and desiring to be fed from that falling from the table of the rich man; but even the dogs, coming, were licking his sores. <a href="/ylt/luke/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores. <a href="/slt/luke/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And eagerly desirous to be fed from crumbs falling from the rich one's table: but also the dogs, coming, licked off his wounds.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table, and no one did give him; moreover the dogs came, and licked his sores. <a href="/cpdv/luke/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> wanting to be filled with the crumbs which were falling from the wealthy man’s table. But no one gave it to him. And even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/nabre/luke/16.htm">New American Bible</a> who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He longed to fill his stomach with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s tray; the dogs also came and licked his boils. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And he longed to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table, but also the dogs would come licking his abscesses.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and he would gladly have been fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. And even the dogs came and licked his sores. <a href="/godbey/luke/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>and desiring to be fed by the crumbs falling from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming continued to lick his sores.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and importunately desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man?s table: yea even the dogs came and licked his ulcers. <a href="/mace/luke/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but he wanted to be fed with the crumbs, that fell from the rich man's table. <a href="/wey/luke/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> covered with sores and longing to make a full meal off the scraps flung on the floor from the rich man's table. Nay, the dogs, too, used to come and lick his sores. <a href="/worrell/luke/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>and desiring to be fed with the crumbs falling from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>who was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the poor man died,<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/16-21.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/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6628" 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/luke/16.htm">The Rich Man and Lazarus</a> …20And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores 21<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1937.htm" title="1937: epithymōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon. From epi and thumos; to set the heart upon, i.e. Long for.">longing</a> <a href="/greek/5526.htm" title="5526: chortasthēnai (V-ANP) -- To feed, satisfy, fatten. From chortos; to fodder, i.e. to gorge.">to be fed</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- 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/4098.htm" title="4098: piptontōn (V-PPA-GNP) -- A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.">crumbs that fell</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</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.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4145.htm" title="4145: plousiou (Adj-GMS) -- Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with.">rich man’s</a> <a href="/greek/5132.htm" title="5132: trapezēs (N-GFS) -- Probably contracted from tessares and peze; a table or stool, usually for food; also a counter for money.">table.</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Even</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- 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/2965.htm" title="2965: kynes (N-NMP) -- A dog, universally despised in the East. A primary word; a dog.">dogs</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To come, go. ">came</a> <a href="/greek/621.htm" title="621: epeleichon (V-IIA-3P) -- To lick off, lick clean, lick up. From apo and leicho; to lick clean.">and licked</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1668.htm" title="1668: helkē (N-ANP) -- A (festering) sore, a wound. Probably from helkuo; an ulcer.">sores.</a> 22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.…<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/15-27.htm">Matthew 15:27</a> “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” <a href="/mark/7-28.htm">Mark 7:28</a> “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” <a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5</a> Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a> If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a> Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. <a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a> For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... <a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a> He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world. <a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">Psalm 41:1</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. <a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a> Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Deuteronomy 15:11</a> For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land. <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a> Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? <a href="/job/29-15.htm">Job 29:15-16</a> I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame. / I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger. <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a> “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. <a href="/romans/15-26.htm">Romans 15:26</a> For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.desiring.<a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11</a> Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;<a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">2 Corinthians 11:27</a> In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.crumbs.<a href="/matthew/15-27.htm">Matthew 15:27</a> And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.<a href="/mark/7-28.htm">Mark 7:28</a> And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.<a href="/john/6-12.htm">John 6:12</a> When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/12-32.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/luke/14-13.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/luke/16-20.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/mark/7-28.htm">Crumbs</a> <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/mark/7-28.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/10-18.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Fed</a> <a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/luke/3-17.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/mark/12-8.htm">Flung</a> <a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/16-20.htm">Full</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-38.htm">Licked</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/luke/12-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/mark/7-28.htm">Scraps</a> <a href="/luke/16-20.htm">Sores</a> <a href="/luke/14-15.htm">Table</a> <a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/luke/14-7.htm">Used</a> <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/luke/16-20.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/16-26.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/john/6-12.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/luke/20-18.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/john/5-2.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/joshua/9-5.htm">Crumbs</a> <a href="/luke/23-20.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/philippians/3-2.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/17-16.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/acts/13-18.htm">Fed</a> <a href="/luke/17-16.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/john/5-6.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Flung</a> <a href="/luke/18-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Full</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">Licked</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/luke/22-21.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/matthew/15-27.htm">Scraps</a> <a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Sores</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Table</a> <a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Used</a> <a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/luke/20-12.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 16</div>1. <a href="/luke/16-1.htm">The parable of the unjust steward.</a> 14. <a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Jesus reproves the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees.</a> 19. <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar.</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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This phrase highlights the extreme poverty and desperation of Lazarus, contrasting sharply with the opulence of the rich man. In the cultural context of the time, sharing meals was a sign of fellowship and community, yet Lazarus was excluded from even the smallest portion. The imagery of "crumbs" suggests a lack of compassion and generosity from the rich man, who had more than enough to share. This echoes the broader biblical theme of God's concern for the poor and marginalized, as seen in passages like <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a>, which emphasizes kindness to the needy. The mention of "crumbs" also recalls the story of the Syrophoenician woman in <a href="/mark/7-28.htm">Mark 7:28</a>, where even the smallest act of mercy is significant. This phrase challenges readers to consider their own attitudes towards wealth and generosity.Even the dogs came and licked his sores. In the ancient Near East, dogs were often seen as unclean animals, scavengers that roamed the streets. The presence of dogs licking Lazarus's sores adds to the picture of his destitution and neglect. This act, however, can also be seen as a form of unintended compassion, as the licking of wounds by animals was believed to have healing properties. Theologically, this detail underscores the theme of reversal found throughout Luke's Gospel, where the last will be first and the first will be last (<a href="/luke/13-30.htm">Luke 13:30</a>). The dogs, considered lowly and impure, show more care for Lazarus than the rich man does. This phrase invites reflection on the nature of true compassion and the ways God can use unexpected means to provide comfort. It also serves as a foreshadowing of the ultimate reversal of fortunes that occurs in the afterlife, as described later in the parable.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/lazarus.htm">Lazarus</a> A poor man who lay at the rich man's gate, covered with sores and longing for scraps from the rich man's table. His name means "God has helped" in Hebrew, highlighting his dependence on divine mercy. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_rich_man.htm">The Rich Man</a> An unnamed wealthy individual who lived in luxury and ignored the needs of Lazarus. His lifestyle contrasts sharply with Lazarus's poverty. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_dogs.htm">The Dogs</a> Animals that came and licked Lazarus's sores. In the cultural context, dogs were considered unclean, yet they showed more compassion to Lazarus than the rich man did. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_rich_man's_table.htm">The Rich Man’s Table</a> Symbolizes abundance and the potential for generosity that was not realized. It serves as a backdrop for the moral lesson of the parable. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gate.htm">The Gate</a> The place where Lazarus lay, representing the boundary between wealth and poverty, and the opportunity for the rich man to act with compassion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/compassion_over_indifference.htm">Compassion Over Indifference</a> The rich man's indifference to Lazarus's plight serves as a warning against ignoring those in need. Christians are called to act with compassion and generosity. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_consequences.htm">Eternal Consequences</a> The parable illustrates that earthly actions have eternal consequences. Our treatment of others reflects our relationship with God. <a href="/topical/t/true_riches.htm">True Riches</a> The account challenges believers to consider what true wealth is, emphasizing spiritual richness over material abundance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a> The account assures believers of God's justice, as Lazarus is ultimately comforted, while the rich man faces judgment. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The presence of Lazarus at the gate highlights the responsibility of the community to care for its vulnerable members.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 16</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_walk_to_emmaus_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Walk to Emmaus?</a> <a href="/q/will_we_remember_earth_in_heaven.htm">Will we recall our earthly lives in Heaven?</a> <a href="/q/does_luke_16_19-31_conflict_with_science.htm">In Luke 16:19-31, does the depiction of conscious interactions after death conflict with modern scientific understanding of the brain and death?</a> <a href="/q/what_happens_to_the_rich_man_and_lazarus.htm">What happens to the rich man and Lazarus after death?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) And desiring to be fed with the crumbs.--The habits of the East, the absence of knives and forks and the like, made the amount of waste of this kind larger than do the habits of modern Europe. (Comp. the language of the Syro-Ph?nician woman, in <a href="/mark/7-28.htm" title="And she answered and said to him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.">Mark 7:28</a>.) Here the picture is heightened by two touches. The dogs are there, and get the crumbs, which the man fails to get, and then they come and lick the open sores. The question has been raised whether this touch is meant to intensify the sufferings of the beggar, or to contrast the almost human sympathy of the brute with the brutal apathy of the man. In a European apologue the latter might, perhaps, be a legitimate explanation of the fact thus stated; but with the Eastern feelings, that see in the dog an unclean beast, the scavenger of the streets, we cannot doubt that the beggar would have shrunk from their licking, even assuming, which is doubtful, that it brought with it some relief from merely physical pain. It may be noted, too, that the word for "dogs" is not the diminutive form used in <a href="/matthew/15-27.htm" title="And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.">Matthew 15:27</a>, and <a href="/mark/7-28.htm" title="And she answered and said to him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.">Mark 7:28</a> (where see Note), which implied tameness, but that which is always associated with the idea of abhorrence (<a href="/matthew/7-6.htm" title="Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast you your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.">Matthew 7:6</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-2.htm" title="Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.">Philippians 3:2</a>; <a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm" title="But it is happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.">2Peter 2:22</a>; <a href="/revelation/22-15.htm" title="For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loves and makes a lie.">Revelation 22:15</a>). . . . <a href="/commentaries/luke/16-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. longing ἐπιθυμῶν (epithymōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1937.htm">Strong's 1937: </a> To long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon. From epi and thumos; to set the heart upon, i.e. Long for. to be fed χορτασθῆναι (chortasthēnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_5526.htm">Strong's 5526: </a> To feed, satisfy, fatten. From chortos; to fodder, i.e. to gorge. with ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural <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. crumbs that fell πιπτόντων (piptontōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4098.htm">Strong's 4098: </a> A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine 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. rich man’s πλουσίου (plousiou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4145.htm">Strong's 4145: </a> Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with. table. τραπέζης (trapezēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5132.htm">Strong's 5132: </a> Probably contracted from tessares and peze; a table or stool, usually for food; also a counter for money. Even καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <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. dogs κύνες (kynes) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2965.htm">Strong's 2965: </a> A dog, universally despised in the East. A primary word; a dog. came ἐρχόμενοι (erchomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. [and] licked ἐπέλειχον (epeleichon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_621.htm">Strong's 621: </a> To lick off, lick clean, lick up. From apo and leicho; to lick clean. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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. sores. ἕλκη (helkē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1668.htm">Strong's 1668: </a> A (festering) sore, a wound. 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