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παῖς

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greekNew TestamentNoun24 occurrences4 books24 verses

Definition

παῖς, genitive, παιδός, ὁ, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for עֶבֶד, also for נַעַר, נַעֲרָה, etc. ;]

1. a child, boy, youth, maiden: ὁ π., Matthew 17:18, Luke 2:43; 9:42, Acts 20:12; ἡ π. Luke 8:51, 54 (on the artic. fern, of address, see M, Pr., 70 f., 235; B1., § 33, 4); pl., Matthew 2:16; 21:15; of parentage, with genitive, John 4:51

2. Like Heb. עֶבֶד, Lat. Auer, Fr. garcon, Eng. boy (Æsch., Aristoph., Xen., al.), servant, slave, attendant: Matthew 8:6, 8; 8:13, Luke 7:7; 12:45; 15:26; in late writers (Diod., LXX: Genesis 41:37, al.), of a king's attendant or minister : Matthew 14:2; so (= Heb. יְהוָֹה עֶבֶד) π. τ. θεοῦ (Psalm 69:18, Isaiah 41:8, Wis.2.13, al.), of Israel, Luke 1:54; of David, Luke 1:69, Acts 4:25; of Jesus (but see Dalman, Words, 277 f.), Matthew 12:18 (LXX), Acts 3:13, 26; 4:27, 30.

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 1 John 3:1.

2. see: θεράπων, and cf. Thackeray, Gr., 7 f

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as παῖς:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

24 total
  1. Matthew 2:16παῖδας · boys
    When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
  2. Matthew 8:6παῖς · servant
    “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
  3. Matthew 8:8παῖς · servant
    The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
  4. Matthew 8:13παῖς · servant
    Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
  5. Matthew 12:18παῖς · Servant
    “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.
  6. Matthew 14:2παισὶν · servants
    …and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  7. Matthew 17:18παῖς · [he]
    Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
  8. Matthew 21:15παῖδας · children
    But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
  9. Luke 1:54παιδὸς · servant
    He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
  10. Luke 1:69παιδὸς · servant
    He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
  11. Luke 2:43παῖς · boy
    When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
  12. Luke 7:7παῖς · servant
    That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
  13. Luke 8:51παιδὸς · child’s
    When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
  14. Luke 8:54Παῖς · Child
    But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
  15. Luke 9:42παῖδα · boy
    Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
  16. Luke 12:45παῖδας · menservants
    But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
  17. Luke 15:26παίδων · servants
    So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
  18. John 4:51παῖς · boy
    And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
  19. Acts 3:13Παῖδα · servant
    The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
  20. Acts 3:26Παῖδα · Servant
    When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
  21. Acts 4:25παιδός · servant
    You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
  22. Acts 4:27Παῖδά · servant
    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.
  23. Acts 4:30Παιδός · servant
    …as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
  24. Acts 20:12παῖδα · boy
    And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.