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Lexicon :: Strong's G3816 - pais

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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 381 times in 350 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 7 (Gen 9:25–Gen 39:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:25 - And he said, Cursed be the servant Chanaan, a slave shall he be to his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:26 - And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shall be his bond-servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:27 - May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell in the habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - And they treated Abram well on her account, and he had sheep, and calves, and asses, and men-servants, and women-servants, and mules, and camels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:15 - And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Choba, which is on the left of Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:3 - And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:5 - And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and after this ye shall depart on your journey, on account of which refreshment ye have turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:7 - And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:17 - And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I intend to do?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:2 - Lo! my lords, turn aside to the house of your servant, and rest from your journey, and wash your feet, and having risen early in the morning ye shall depart on your journey. And they said, Nay, but we will lodge in the street.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:19 - since thy servant has found mercy before thee, and thou hast magnified thy righteousness, in what thou doest towards me that my soul may live,—but I shall not be able to escape to the mountain, lest perhaps the calamity overtake me and I die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:8 - And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the men feared exceedingly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:14 - And Abimelech took a thousand [fn]pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves, and servants, and maid-servants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned him Sarrha his wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25 - And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:3 - And Abraam rose up in the morning and saddled his ass, and he took with him two servants, and Isaac his son, and having split wood for a whole-burnt-offering, he arose and departed, and came to the place of which God spoke to him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:5 - And Abraam said to his servants, Sit ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will proceed thus far, and having worshipped we will return to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19 - And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of the oath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2 - And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put thy hand under my thigh,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:5 - And the servant said to him, Shall I carry back thy son to the land whence thou camest forth, [fn]if haply the woman should not be willing to return with me to this land?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:9 - And the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraam, and swore to him concerning this matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:10 - And the servant took ten camels of his master's camels, and he took of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy water-pot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast dealt mercifully with my master Abraam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:17 - And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:28 - And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:34 - And he said, I am a servant of Abraam;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - and the Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he is exalted, and he has given him sheep, and calves, and silver, and gold, servants and servant-maids, camels, and asses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:52 - And it came to pass when the servant of Abraam heard these words, he bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:53

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:53 - And the servant having brought forth jewels of silver and gold and raiment, gave them to Rebecca, and gave gifts to her brother, and to her mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:57

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:57 - And they said, Let us call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:59

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:59 - So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:61

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:61 - And Rebecca rose up and her maidens, and they mounted the camels and went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebecca, departed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:65

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:65 - and said to the servant, Who is that man that walks in the plain to meet us? And the servant said, This is my master; and she took her veil and covered herself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:66

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:66 - And the servant told Isaac all [fn]that he had done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:15 - And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time of his father, the Phylistines stopped them, and filled them with earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:18 - And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which the servants of his father Abraam had dug, and the Phylistines had stopped them, after the death of his father Abraam; and he gave them names, according to the names by which his father named them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:19 - And the servants of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerara, and they found there a well of living water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:25 - And he built there an altar, and called on the name of the Lord, and there he pitched his tent, and there the servants of Isaac dug a well in the valley of Gerara.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:32 - And it came to pass in that day, that the servants of Isaac came and told him of the well which they had dug; and they said, We have not found water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - And the man became very rich, and he had many cattle, and oxen, and servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:4 - (LXX 32:5) And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye say to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob; I have sojourned with Laban and tarried until now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:5 - (LXX 32:6) And there were born to me oxen, and asses, and sheep, and men-servants and women-servants; and I sent to tell my lord Esau, that thy servant might find grace in thy sight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:10 - (LXX 32:11) Let there be to me a sufficiency of all the justice and all the truth which thou hast wrought with thy servant; for with this my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two camps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:16 - (LXX 32:17) And he gave them to his servants each drove apart; and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:18 - (LXX 32:19) Thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's; he hath sent gifts to my lord Esau, and lo! he is behind us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:20 - (LXX 32:21) and ye shall say, Behold thy servant Jacob comes after us. For he said, I will propitiate his countenance with the gifts going before his presence, and afterwards I will behold his face, for peradventure he will accept [fn]me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:5 - And Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, and said, What are these to thee? And he said, The children with which God has mercifully blessed thy servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:8 - And he said, What are these things to thee, all these companies that I have met? And he said, That thy servant might find grace in thy sight, my lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:14 - Let my lord go on before his servant, and I shall have strength on the road according to the ease of the journey before me, and according to the [fn]strength of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:12 - Multiply your demand of dowry very much, and I will give accordingly as ye shall say to me, only ye shall give me this damsel for a wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:14 - that she called those that were in the house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock us—he came in to me, saying, Lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

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