- Συροφοινίκισσα
- Συροφοινίκισσα, ης, ἡ Syrophoenician woman (masc. Συροφοίνιξ in Lucian, Concil. Deor. 4; Eunap., Vi. Soph. p. 98), an inhabitant of Syrophoenicia, a district which was so called because Phoenicia belonged to the province of Syria (s. Diod S 19, 93, 7 ἡ Φοινίκη Συρία; Just., D. 78, 10; s. Συροφοινίκη: EHonigmann, Pauly-W. 2d ser. IV ’32, 1788f), and could thus be differentiated fr. Libophoenicia around Carthage (Diod S 20, 55, 4 Λιβυφοίνικες; Strabo 17, 19) Mk 7:26 (v.l. Συροφοίνισσα, Σύρα Φοινίκισσα; s. B-D-F §111, 1; Mlt-H. 279; 349).—DMargoliouth, Exp. 8th ser., 22, 1921, 1–10; AvanVeldhuizen, De Syrofenicische Vrouw: Op den Uitkijk 3, 1926, 65ff; JHalser, The Incident of the Syrophoenician Woman: ET 45, ’34, 459–61; TBurkill, NovT 9, ’67, 161–77; WStorch, BZ 14, ’70, 256f; BHHW III 1922. S. also on Χαναναῖος.—M-M.
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