pais G3816

παῖς (pais) means “child” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

παῖς Greek · G3816 24 tagged occurrences in 24 verses

Pronunciation guide: paheece Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3816

παῖς · pais · child

παῖς, genitive, παιδός, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for עֶבֶד, also for נַעַר, נַעֲרָה, etc. ;] 1. a child, boy, youth, maiden: ὁ π., Mat.17:18, Luk.2:43 9:42, Act.20:12; ἡ π. Luk.8:51, 54 (on the artic. fern, of address, see M, Pr., 70 f., 235; B1., § 33, 4); pl., Mat.2:16 21:15; of parentage, with genitive, Jhn.4:51 2. Like Heb. עֶבֶד, Lat. Auer, Fr. garcon, Eng. boy (Æsch., Aristoph., Xen., al.), servant, slave, attendant: Mat.8:6, 8 8:13 Luk.7:7 12:45 15:26; in late writers (Diod., LXX: Gen.41:37, al.), of a king's attendant or minister : Mat.14:2; so (= Heb. יְהוָֹה עֶבֶד) π. τ. θεοῦ (Psa.69:18, Isa.41:8, Wis.2:13, al.), of Israel, Luk.1:54; of David, Luk.1:69, Act.4:25; of Jesus (but see Dalman, Words, 277 f.), Mat.12:18 (LXX), Act.3:13, 26 4:27, 30.† SYN.: 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 1Jn.3:1. 2. see: θεράπων, and cf. Thackeray, Gr., 7 f (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) a male child, boy, (b) a male slave, servant; thus: a servant of God, especially as a title of the Messiah, (c) a female child, girl.

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How translators render G3816

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
servant	12
boy	4
servants	2
boys	1
child	1
children	1
childs	1
he	1
menservants	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
servant	8
son	3
the child	3
child	2
of	2
the children	2
maid	1
of the maiden	1
of the servants	1
servants	1
the menservants	1
the young man	1
unto	1

Verses containing G3816

Page 1 of 1. 24 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Matthew 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
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Matthew 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 12:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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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Matthew 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Matthew 17:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
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Matthew 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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!”
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Luke 1:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
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Luke 1:69 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
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Luke 2:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Luke 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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Luke 8:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Luke 8:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
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Luke 9:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Luke 12:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Luke 15:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
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John 4:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
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Acts 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Acts 3:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
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Acts 4:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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?
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Acts 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Acts 4:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
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Acts 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
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