en_tn_condensed/mrk/07/24.md

Connecting Statement:

When Jesus goes away to Tyre, he heals the daughter of a Gentile woman with extraordinary faith.

had an unclean spirit

This is an idiom meaning that she was possessed by the unclean spirit. AT: "was possessed by an unclean spirit" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

fell down

"knelt." This is an act of honor and submission.

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by descent

The word "Now" marks a break in the main storyline, as this sentence gives us background information about the woman. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)

Syrophoenician

This is the name of the woman's nationality. She was born in the Phoenician region in Syria. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)