Original Word: Συροφοινίκισσα
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Surophoinikissa
Pronunciation: soo-ro-foy-NEE-kis-sah
Phonetic Spelling: (soo-rof-oy'-nis-sah)
Definition: Syrophoenician woman
Meaning: Syrophoenician, i.e. Phoenician (of Syria, in contrast to Carthage and its territory in North Africa).

Word Origin: Derived from a combination of Σύρος (Syros, referring to Syria) and Φοίνικις (Phoinikis, referring to Phoenicia)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "Syrophoenician," the cultural and geographical context can be linked to the Canaanites (Strong's Hebrew #3669 - כְּנַעֲנִי, Kena'ani), as Phoenicia was part of the ancient Canaanite region.

Usage: The term "Syrophoenician" is used to describe a woman from the region of Syrophoenicia, which was a part of the Roman province of Syria. This term is specifically used in the New Testament to identify a Gentile woman who approached Jesus for the healing of her demon-possessed daughter.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Syrophoenician region was located along the Mediterranean coast, encompassing parts of modern-day Lebanon and Syria. It was known for its diverse population, including Canaanites and Phoenicians, and was heavily influenced by Hellenistic culture. The term "Syrophoenician" highlights the woman's non-Jewish, Gentile background, which is significant in the context of Jesus' ministry, as it underscores the expansion of His mission beyond the Jewish people.

Word Origin
fem. of a comp. of Suros and Phoiniké
Definition
a Syrophoenician (woman)
NASB Translation
Syrophoenician (1).

STRONGS NT 4949: Συροφοινίσσα

Συροφοινίσσα (so Rec.; a form quite harmonizing with the analogies of the language, for as Κίλιξ forms the feminine Κιλισσα, Θράξ the feminine Θρᾷσσα, ἄναξ the feminine ἄνασσα, so the feminine of Φοῖνιξ is always, by the Greeks, called Φοίνισσα), Συροφοινίκισσα (so L T WH; hardly a pure form, and one which must be derived from Φοινίκη; cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 296f; Winer's Grammar, 95 (91)), Συραφοινίκισσα (Griesbach; a form which conflicts with the law of composition), Συραφοινικισσης, ἡ (Tr WH marginal reading Σύρα Φοινίκισσα), a Syrophoenician woman, i. e. of Syrophoenice by race, that is, from the Phoenice forming a part of Syria (Συρο being prefixed for distinction's sake, for there were also Λιβυφοινικες, i. e. the Carthaginians. The Greeks included both Phoenicia and Palestine under the name ἡ Συρία; hence, Συρία ἡ Παλαιστινη in Herodotus 3, 91; 4, 39; Justin Martyr, Apology 1:1; and ἡ Φοινίκη Συρία, Diodorus 19, 93; Συροφοινικη, Justin Martyr, dialog contra Trypho,

c. 78, p. 305 a.): Mark 7:26 (cf. B. D. under the word ). (The masculine Συροφοῖνιξ is found in Lucian, concil. deor. c. 4; (Syrophoenix in Juvenal, sat. 8, 159 (cf. 160)).)

STRONGS NT 4949: ΦοινίκισσαΦοινίκισσα, see Συροφοινίσσα.

a Syrophoenician woman

Feminine of a compound of Suros and the same as Phoinike; a Syro-phoenician woman, i.e. A female native of Phoenicia in Syria -- Syrophenician.

see GREEK Suros

see GREEK Phoinike

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