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Mat 15:26. Τῶν τέκνων, the children’s) Our Lord spoke severely to the Jews themselves, but honourably of them [to those without]; see Joh 4:22. Thus we, concerning the Evangelic Church. κυναρίοις, to little dogs[697]) who are not worthy to receive it. But yet ΚΥΝΆΡΙΟΝ, the word employed by our Lord, is a diminutive, and Jesus thereby gives a handle to the woman to take hold of Him. Midrasch Tillim.[698] says, “The nations of the world are like dogs.”
[697] Diminutives are used as terms of endearment. Therefore κυναρίοις probably here means the household dogs-pet dogs.-ED.
[698] i.e. “Allegorical Commentary on the Psalms,” a Rabbinical work of high repute among the Jews.-(I. B.)
Even the third effort was seeming likely to be abortive. Yet she did not give over.-V. g.