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Syrophenician

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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"A Greek, a Syrophenician by nation" (Mark 7:26 ), i.e., a Gentile born in the Phoenician part of Syria. (See PHENICIA .)

When our Lord retired into the borderland of Tyre and Sidon ( Matthew 15:21 ), a Syro-phoenician woman came to him, and earnestly besought him, in behalf of her daughter, who was grievously afflicted with a demon. Her faith in him was severely tested by his silence (Matthew 15:23 ), refusal (24), and seeming reproach that it was not meet to cast the children's bread to dogs (26). But it stood the test, and her petition was graciously granted, because of the greatness of her faith (28).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Syrophenician'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​s/syrophenician.html. 1897.
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