Bible Dictionary
Syrophoenician
Syrophoenician describes the woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon whom Jesus healed through her daughter’s deliverance. The term indicates her Gentile and Phoenician background within the Roman province of Syria.
Biblical Usage
The woman from the borders of Tyre and Sidon is called a Greek and Syrophoenician by race, and elsewhere a Canaanite woman. Jesus healed her daughter after she appealed to him in faith.
Scripture References