"a Syrophoenician woman, Phoenicia being included in Syria, Mk. 7:26*"
Definition and meaning
a Syrophoenician woman, Phoenicia being included in Syria, Mk. 7:26*
In the original Greek the word is written: Συροφοινίκισσα
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of syrophoinikissa (G4949) across the King James Bible.
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
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Common questions
Strong's G4949 (syrophoinikissa) is a Greek word that means: a Syrophoenician woman, Phoenicia being included in Syria, Mk. 7:26* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word syrophoinikissa (G4949) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4949 is syrophoinikissa, a Greek word defined as: a Syrophoenician woman, Phoenicia being included in Syria, Mk. 7:26*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
syrophoinikissa is a Greek word found in the New Testament.