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Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
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An Outsider's Identity
Commentators explain that the term "Greek" was a general Jewish label for any non-Jew, or Gentile. Her specific origin, "Syrophoenician," places her from the region of Phoenicia within the Roman province of Syria. This identity as a complete outsider to the covenant people of Israel is crucial for understanding the significance of her faith and Jesus's interaction with her.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A Greek. The Jews called all persons Greeks who were not of their nation. Compare Romans 1:14. The whole world was considered as divided i…
A Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by race (Hελληνισ, Συροφοινικισσα τω γενε). "A Greek in religion, a Syrian in tongue, a Phoenician in r…
19th Century
Anglican
A Greek—that is, in the sense that the word had acquired in Palestine, a Gentile, as in Romans 1:16 and Romans 2:9-10. The modern …
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Baptist
Christ capitulated at once, yielded to the strong arms of conquering prayer and faith, and so the pleading woman had her will.
One of the persons who sought out Jesus was a Gentile woman. No doubt she had heard about his healing powers and came to him because her daughter w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The woman was a Greek Or Gentile, an Heathen woman, which made her faith the more remarkable. So the Syriac, Persic,…
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Christ never turned anyone away who fell at His feet, something a poor, trembling soul can do. As she was a good woman, she was also a good mother.…
