GreekG3816Noun

παῖς

pais

24Occurrences
G3816Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child; specially, a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God)

perhaps from G3817 (παίω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
pl.; of parentage, with genitive
2.Like Heb. עֶבֶד, Lat. Auer, Fr. garcon, Eng. boy (Æsch., Aristoph., Xen.), servant, slave, attendant
Synonyms
  1. τέκνον, child, with emphasis on parentage and the consequent community of nature; υἱός, son, with emphasis on the privileged position of heirship; π. refers both to age and parentage, but with emphasis on the former. Cf. also (παιδάριον), (παιδίον), (παιδίσκη), and see Westc. on . 2. see: θεράπων, and cf. Thackeray, Gr., 7 f
LXX: chiefly for עֶבֶד, also for נַעַר, נַעֲרָה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

G:N-M/F

Full Description

G:N-M/F

Occurrences

παῖς appears 24 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
9
Matthew
8
Acts
6
John
1

Key Passages

Acts 20:12BSB

And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.

Acts 4:27BSB

In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

Luke 1:69BSB

He has raised up a horn of salvation for usin the house of His servant David,

Luke 7:7BSB

That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 12:18BSB

“Here is My Servant,whom I have chosen,My beloved,in whom My soul delights.I will put My Spirit on Him,and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

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