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Little Dog - Kunarion

Definition: Kunarion (koo-nar'-ee-on) Noun, neuter - Doggy, a little dog, the diminutive of Kuon (koo'-ohn).

Diagram: All live animals in Mark are metaphors for people or spirits. The sign for a "little dog" (kunaria) is a metaphorical title that Jesus and a Greek mother use to refer this woman's daughter who is possessed by an unclean spirit.

Mk 7:27b	it is not good to take the bread of the boys and cast it to the little dogs.
Mk 7:28b	and the little dogs down under the table eat from the crumbs of the children.

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