παῖς
paisNounG3816
child
From: perhaps from G3817 (παίω);
Short Definition
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)
Full Lexicon Entry
pl.; of parentage, with genitive
2.Like Heb. עֶבֶד, Lat. Auer, Fr. garcon, Eng. boy (Æsch., Aristoph., Xen.), servant, slave, attendant
Synonyms
- 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 Usage: chiefly for עֶבֶד, also for נַעַר, נַעֲרָה, etc.
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology G:N-M/F
DescriptionG:N-M/F
Occurrences
24 timesAppears 24 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
9
Matthew
8
Acts
6
John
1
Key Passages
- Acts 20:12
- Acts 4:27
- Luke 1:69
- Luke 7:7
- Matthew 12:18
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