psichion, psix denotes small pieces eaten by dogs beneath or from a table in the two cited scenes.

The attested use refers to small pieces in the table-and-dogs comparison: both cited clauses place them as food the dogs eat, whether under the table or falling from it.

1. Small pieces eaten by dogs near a table · dominant

   The genitive plural form occurs in parallel table-and-dogs clauses. In Mark 7:28 the APB renders that the little dogs under the table eat the children's "crumbs"; in Matthew 15:27 it renders that dogs eat the "crumbs" falling from their masters' table.

   Mark 7:28Matthew 15:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the clause with "crumbs," placing them under the table in Mark 7:28 and falling from the table in Matthew 15:27. The verse is read as a whole.