Greek Word Study · Strong’s G3814
παιδίσκη
paidiskē · “maidservant”
Used 13 times across 6 books
Definition
παιδίσκη, -ης, ἡ dimin, of παῖς,
[in LXX for שִׁפְחָה, אָמָה, etc. ;]
1. a young girl, a maiden (נַעֲרָה, Rut.4:12).
2. Colloq., a young female slave, a maid-servant (see Kennedy, Sources, 40 f.; Deiss., LAE, 186, 332.2): Mat.26:69, Mrk.14:66, 69, Luk.12:45 22:56, Jhn.18:17, Act.12:13 16:16; of Hagar, Gal.4:22-23, 30" (LXX) ; id., metaphorically, Gal.4:31.†
SYN.: see: παῖς
[in LXX for שִׁפְחָה, אָמָה, etc. ;]
1. a young girl, a maiden (נַעֲרָה, Rut.4:12).
2. Colloq., a young female slave, a maid-servant (see Kennedy, Sources, 40 f.; Deiss., LAE, 186, 332.2): Mat.26:69, Mrk.14:66, 69, Luk.12:45 22:56, Jhn.18:17, Act.12:13 16:16; of Hagar, Gal.4:22-23, 30" (LXX) ; id., metaphorically, Gal.4:31.†
SYN.: see: παῖς
Where it appears
Matthew1
Mark2
Luke2
John1
Acts2
Galatians5
In the text
Matthew 26:69Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.Mark 14:66And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:Mark 14:69And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.Luke 12:45But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;Luke 22:56But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.John 18:17Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not.Acts 12:13And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.Acts 16:16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:Galatians 4:22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.Galatians 4:23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
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