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Lexicon :: Strong's G3816 - pais

Aa
παῖς
Transliteration
pais (Key)
Pronunciation
paheece
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from παίω (G3817)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:636,759

Strong’s Definitions

παῖς paîs, paheece; perhaps from G3817; 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):—child, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G3816 in the following manner: servant (10x), child (7x), son (Christ) (2x), son (1x), manservant (1x), maid (1x), maiden (1x), young man (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G3816 in the following manner: servant (10x), child (7x), son (Christ) (2x), son (1x), manservant (1x), maid (1x), maiden (1x), young man (1x).

  1. a child, boy or girl

    1. infants, children

  2. servant, slave

    1. an attendant, servant, spec. a king's attendant, minister

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παῖς paîs, paheece; perhaps from G3817; 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):—child, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man.
STRONGS G3816:
παῖς, genitive παιδός, ὁ, ἡ, from Homer down; in the N. T. only in the Gospels and Acts;
1. a child, boy or girl; the Sept. for נַעַר and נַעֲרָה (Genesis 24:28; Deuteronomy 22:15, etc.): ὁ παῖς, Matthew 17:18; Luke 2:43; Luke 9:42; Acts 20:12; ἡ παῖς, Luke 8:51, 54; plural infants, children, Matthew 2:16; Matthew 21:15; ὁ παῖς τίνος, the son of one, John 4:51.
2. (Like the Latin puer, equivalent to) servant, slave (Aeschylus choëph. 652; Aristophanes nub. 18, 132; Xenophon, mem. 3, 13, 6; symp. 1, 11; 2, 23; Plato, Charm., p. 155 a.; Protag., p. 310c. and often; Diodorus 17, 76; others; so the Sept. times without number for עֶבֶד (cf. Winers Grammar, p. 30, no. 3); cf. the similar use of German Bursch (French garcon, English boy)): Matthew 8:6, 8, 13; Luke 7:7 cf. Luke 7:10; Luke 12:45; Luke 15:26. an attendant, servant, specifically, a king's attendant, minister: Matthew 14:2 (Diodorus 17:36; hardly so in the earlier Greek writings; Genesis 41:37; 1 Samuel 16:15-17; 1 Samuel 18:22, 26; Daniel 2:7; 1 Macc. 1:6, 8; 1 Esdr. 2:16 1 Esdr. 5:33, 35); hence, in imitation of the Hebrew יְהוָה עֶבֶד, παῖς τοῦ Θεοῦ is used of a devout worshipper of God, one who fulfils God's will (Psalm 68:18 (Ps. 69:18); Psalm 112:1 (Ps. 113:1); Wis. 2:13, etc.) thus, the people of Israel, Luke 1:54 (Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 42:19; Isaiah 44:1f, 21, etc.); David, Luke 1:69; Acts 4:25 (Psalm 17:1 (Ps. 18:1); Ps 35:1 (Ps. 36:1) (Ald., Complutensian), etc.); likewise any upright and godly man whose agency God employs in executing his purposes; thus in the N. T. Jesus the Messiah: Matthew 12:18 (from Isaiah 42:1); Acts 3:13, 26; Acts 4:27, 30 (cf. Harnack on the Epistle of Barnabas 6, 1 and Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 59, 2 ); in the O. T. also Moses, Nehemiah 1:7f; the prophets, 1 Esdr. 8:79(81); Baruch 2:20, 24; and others. [Synonym: παῖς, παιδάριον, παιδίον, παιδίσκη, τέκνον: The grammarian Aristophanes is quoted by Ammonius (s.v. γέρων) as defining thus: παιδίον, τὸ τρεφόμενον ὑπὸ τιθηνοῦ· παιδάριον δέ, τὸ ἤδη περιπατοῦν καὶ τῆς λέξεως ἀντεχόμενον· παιδίσκος δʹ͵ ὁ ἐν τῂ ἐχομένῃ ἡλικίᾳ· παῖς δʹ διὰ τῶν ἐγκυκλίων μαθημάτων δυνάμενος ἰέναι· Philo (de mund. opif. §36) quotes the physician Hippocrates as follows; ἐν ἀνθρώπου ϕύσει ἑπτά έἰσιν ὧραι κ.τ.λ.· παιδίον μέν ἐστιν ἄχρις ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν͵ ὀδόντων ἐκβολῆς· ταῖς δὲ ἄχρι γονῆς ἐκϕύσεως͵ εἰς τὰ δὶς ἑπτά· μειράκιον δὲ ἄχρι γενείου λαχνώσεως͵ ἐς τὰ τρὶς ἑπτά͵ etc., According to Schmidt, παιδίον denotes a child up to its first school years; παῖς is a child of any age; (παιδίσκος and παιδίσκη, in which reference to descent quite disappears, cover the years of late childhood and early youth. But usage is untrammelled; from a child is expressed either by ἐκ παιδός (most frequently). or ἐκ παιδίου, or ἐκ (ὰπό) παιδαρίου. παῖς and τέκνον denote a child alike as respects descent and age, reference to the latter being more prominent in the former word, to descent in τέκνον; but the period παῖς covers is not sharply defined; and, in classic usage as in modern, youthful designations cleave to the female sex longer than to the male. See Schmidt ch. 69; Höhne in Luthardt's Zeitschrift u. s. w. for 1882, p. 57 sqq.] On the elasticity of the term παῖς as respects age, see Bp. Lghtft. Apostolic Fathers, Pt. II. vol. i. p. 432 note.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
24:28; 41:37
Deuteronomy
22:15
1 Samuel
16:15; 16:16; 16:17; 18:22; 18:26
Nehemiah
1:7
Psalms
17:1; 18:1; 35:1; 36:1; 68:18; 69:18; 112:1; 113:1
Isaiah
41:8; 42:1; 42:19; 44:1; 44:21
Daniel
1; 2:7
Matthew
2:16; 8:6; 8:8; 8:13; 12:18; 14:2; 17:18; 21:15
Luke
1:54; 1:69; 2:43; 7:7; 7:10; 8:51; 8:54; 9:42; 12:45; 15:26
John
4:51
Acts
3:13; 3:26; 4:25; 4:27; 4:30; 20:12

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
24:28; 41:37
Deuteronomy
22:15
1 Samuel
16:15; 16:16; 16:17; 18:22; 18:26
Nehemiah
1:7
Psalms
17:1; 18:1; 35:1; 36:1; 68:18; 69:18; 112:1; 113:1
Isaiah
41:8; 42:1; 42:19; 44:1; 44:21
Daniel
1; 2:7
Matthew
2:16; 8:6; 8:8; 8:13; 12:18; 14:2; 17:18; 21:15
Luke
1:54; 1:69; 2:43; 7:7; 7:10; 8:51; 8:54; 9:42; 12:45; 15:26
John
4:51
Acts
3:13; 3:26; 4:25; 4:27; 4:30; 20:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3816 matches the Greek παῖς (pais),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Then G5119 when Herod G2264 saw G3708 that he had been tricked G1702 by the magi G3097, he became very G3029 enraged G2373, and sent G649 men and killed G337 all G3956 the boys G3816 who were in Bethlehem G965 and all G3956 its vicinity G3725 [fn]who were two G1332 years G1332 old G1332 or under G2737, according G2596 to the time G5550 which G3739 he had determined G198 from the magi G3097.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:6 - and saying G3004, “[fn]Lord G2962, my [fn]servant G3816 is lying G906 paralyzed G3885 at home G3614, terribly G1171 tormented G928.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - But the centurion G1543 replied G611 G5346, “[fn]Lord G2962, I am G1510 not worthy G2425 for You to come G1525 under G5259 my roof G4721, but just G3441 [fn]say G3004 the word G3056, and my [fn]servant G3816 will be healed G2390.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:13 - And Jesus G2424 said G3004 to the centurion G1543, “Go G5217; [fn]it shall be done G1096 for you as you have believed G4100.” And the [fn]servant G3816 was healed G2390 at that very [fn]moment G5610.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:18 -

“BEHOLD G2400, MY [fn]SERVANT G3816 WHOM G3739 I [fn]HAVE CHOSEN G140;

MY BELOVED G27 IN WHOM G3739 MY SOUL G5590 [fn]DELIGHTS G2106;

I WILL PUT G5087 MY SPIRIT G4151 UPON HIM,

AND HE WILL PROCLAIM G518 [fn]JUSTICE G2920 TO THE [fn]GENTILES G1484.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:2 - and said G3004 to his servants G3816, “This G3778 is John G2491 the Baptist G910; he himself has been raised G1453 from the dead G3498, and that is why G1223 miraculous G1411 powers G1411 are at work G1754 in him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:18 - And Jesus G2424 rebuked G2008 him, and the demon G1140 came G1831 out G1831 of him, and the boy G3816 was healed G2323 [fn]at once G575 G1565 G5610.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:15 - But when the chief G749 priests G749 and the scribes G1122 saw G3708 the wonderful G2297 things G2297 that He had done G4160, and the children G3816 who were shouting G2896 in the temple G2413 area, “[fn]Hosanna G5614 to the Son G5207 of David G1138,” they became indignant G23,

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“He has given G482 help G482 to His servant G3816 Israel G2474,

[fn]In remembrance G3403 of His mercy G1656,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:69

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And has raised G1453 up G1453 a horn G2768 of salvation G4991 for us

In the house G3624 of His servant G3816 David G1138—

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:43 - and as they were returning G5290, after spending G5048 the G5048 full G5048 number G5048 of days G2250 required, the boy G3816 Jesus G2424 stayed G5278 behind G5278 in Jerusalem G2419, but His parents G1118 were unaware G3756 G1097 of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:7 - for G1352 that G1352 reason G1352 I did not even G3761 consider G515 myself G1683 worthy G515 to come G2064 to You; but just [fn]say G3004 the word G3056, and my servant G3816 [fn]shall be healed G2390.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51 - When He came G2064 to the house G3614, He did not allow G863 anyone G5100 to enter G1525 with Him except G1508 Peter G4074, John G2491, and James G2385, and the girl’s G3816 father G3962 and mother G3384.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 - He, however G1161, took G2902 her by the hand G5495 and spoke G5455 [fn]forcefully G5455, saying G3004, “Child G3816, arise G1453!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42 - Now G1161 while he was still G2089 approaching G4334, the demon G1140 slammed G4486 him to G4486 the G4486 ground G4486 and threw G4952 him into G4952 a G4952 convulsion G4952. But Jesus G2424 rebuked G2008 the unclean G169 spirit G4151, and healed G2390 the boy G3816 and gave G591 him back G591 to his father G3962.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:45 - “But if G1437 that slave G1401 says G3004 in his heart G2588, ‘My master G2962 will take G5549 a G5549 long G5549 time G5549 to come G2064,’ and he begins G757 to beat G5180 the other slaves G3814 G3816, both men G3816 and women G3814, and to eat G2068 and drink G4095 and get G3182 drunk G3182;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:26 - “And he summoned G4341 one G1520 of the servants G3816 and began inquiring G4441 what G5101 G302 these G3778 things G3778 could be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:51 - And as he was now G2235 going G2597 down G2597, his slaves G1401 met G5221 him, saying G3004 that his [fn]son G3816 was G2198 [fn]alive G2198.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:13 - “The God G2316 of Abraham G11, Isaac G2464, and Jacob G2384, the God G2316 of our fathers G3962, has glorified G1392 His [fn]Servant G3816 Jesus G2424, the one whom G3739 you handed G3860 over G3860 and disowned G720 in the presence G4383 of Pilate G4091, when he had decided G2919 to release G630 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:26 - “God G2316 raised G450 up G450 His [fn]Servant G3816 for you first G4413, and sent G649 Him to bless G2127 you by turning G654 every G1538 one G1538 of you from your wicked G4189 ways G4189.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:25 - who by the Holy G40 Spirit G4151, through the mouth G4750 of our father G3962 David G1138 Your servant G3816, said G3004,

‘WHY G2443 G5101 WERE THE [fn]NATIONS G1484 INSOLENT G5433,

AND THE PEOPLES G2992 PLOTTING G3191 IN G2756 VAIN G2756?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27

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“For truly G1909 G225 in this G3778 city G4172 there were gathered G4863 together G4863 against G1909 Your holy G40 [fn]Servant G3816 Jesus G2424, whom G3739 You anointed G5548, both G5037 Herod G2264 and Pontius G4194 Pilate G4091, along G4862 with the [fn]Gentiles G1484 and the peoples G2992 of Israel G2474,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:30 - while G1722 You extend G1614 Your hand G5495 to heal G2392, and [fn]signs G4592 and wonders G5059 take G1096 place G1096 through G1223 the name G3686 of Your holy G40 [fn]Servant G3816 Jesus G2424.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:12 - They took G71 away G71 the boy G3816 alive G2198, and were [fn]greatly G3756 G3357 comforted G3870.
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