Syrophoenician
ΣυροφοίνισσαStrong’s G4949Surophoinissa
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Surophoinissa is the Greek word usually translated “syrophoenician”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.”
Meaning
Usually translated “syrophoenician”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- syrophoenician 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
Συροφοίνισσα Surophoinissa · Syrophoenician
Συροφοινίκισσα (Rec. -φοίνισσα), -ης, ἡ a Syropænician woman: Mrk.7:26, WH, txt., RV (cf. ἡ Φοινίκη Συρία, Diod., 19, 93).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.