noun
paidos
Greekπαῖς (pais)
Strong’sG3816
a boy or girl child
stem paid-24 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books8 of 20 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
παῖς, gen., παιδός, ὁ, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for עֶבֶד, also for נַעַר, נַעֲרָה, etc.;]
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 v. Westc. on I Jo 3:1. 2. v.s. θεράπων, and cf. Thackeray, Gr., 7 f.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3816 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpaheece
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)
Fromperhaps from G3817;
King Jameschild, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | feminine singular | masculine singular | feminine plural | masculine plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | paidas | paidos8×παῖς | paidais | paidois |
| object accusative | paidan | paidon5×παῖδα | paidain | paidoin3×παῖδας |
| direct address vocative | paidar1×παῖς | paidor | paidair | paidoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | paidau1×παιδὸς | paidou4×παιδὸς | paidaiu | paidoiu1×παίδων |
| to, for dative | paida | paido | paidai | paidoi1×παισὶν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
paid is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
24 occurrences, every one of them listed
paidar“child”direct addressvocative singular1×
Luke 8:54“child”autos de krataratos tau cheirau autau fōnata legarōtos; Tar paidar, egeirasōr.But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
paidau“child’s”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 8:51“child’s”ercharatos de eis tan oikian ouk afiēkata eiserchara tinon sun auto ei mē Petron kai Iōannon kai Iakōbon kai ton patēron tau paidau kai tan mētēran.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.
paidos“servant”subjectnominative singular8×
Matthew 8:6“servant”kai legarōtos; Kurior, tos paidos mu ballitē en ta oikia paralutikos, deinōs basanizirōtos.“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
Matthew 8:8“servant”kai apokriniratos tos hekatontarchos fēate; Kurior, ouk amō hikanos hina mu hupo tan stegan eiserchaseia; alla monem legasar logo, kai iiti tos paidos mu;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.
Matthew 8:13“servant”kai legata tos Iēsus to hekatontarchēo; Hupagasōr, hōs pisteuasa ginitar si; kai iita tos paidos en ta hōra ekeina.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.
Matthew 12:18“servant”Idou tos paidos mu hon hairetizama, tos agapētos mu eis hon eudokata tas psuchas mu; tithami tem pneumem mu epi auton, kai krisian tei ethnei apangellati.“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.
Matthew 17:18“boy”kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus, kai exerchata apo autou tem daimonem; kai therapeuita tos paidos apo tau hōrau ekeinau.Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
Luke 2:43“boy”kai teleiaratoiu tain hēmerain, en te hupostrefarō autoin hupomenata Iēsus tos paidos en Ierousalēm, kai ouk gnōskala tois gonevois autou.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.
Luke 7:7“servant”dio oude miauton axiama pros sin erchara; alla legasar logo, kai iitar tos paidos mu;That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
John 4:51“son”ēdē de autou katabainarōtou tois doulois autou hupantala auto legarōtois hoti tos paidos autou zōatō.And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
paidon“servant”objectaccusative singular5×
Luke 9:42“boy”ēti de prosercherōtou autou rēgnuata auton tem daimonem kai susparassata; epitimata de tos Iēsus te pneume te akatharte, kai ieta ton paidon kai apodōata auton to patēro autou.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.
Acts 3:13“servant”tos theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb, tos theos toiu patēroiu nu, doxazata ton paidon autou Iēsun, hon vis men paradōava kai arneva kata prosōpem Pilatou, krinaratou ekeinou apoluarō;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.
Acts 3:26“servant”vi prōtem anistanaratos tos theos ton paidon autou apostelata auton eulogarōton vin en te apostrefarō hekaston apo taiu ponēriaiu vu.When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Acts 4:27“servant”sunagila gar epi alētheiau en ta polita houta epi ton hagion paidon su Iēsun, hon chriasa, Hērōdos tē kai Pontios Pilatos sun ethnei kai laoi Israēl,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.
Acts 20:12“boy”agala de ton paidon zōarōton, kai parakalila ouk metriōs.And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
paidou“servant”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Luke 1:54“servant”antilambaneta Israēl paidou autou, mimnēskira eleseu,He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
Luke 1:69“servant”kai egeirata keratem sōtērēau ni en oiko David paidou autou,He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
Acts 4:25“servant”tos tou patērou nu dia pneumeu hagieu stomeu David paidou su legaratos; Hinati fruassala ethneim kai laois meletala keneim?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?
Acts 4:30“servant”en te tan cheiran su ekteinarō sin eis iasian kai sēmeim kai terateim ginerō dia teu onomeu tou hagiou paidou su Iēsu.as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
paidoin“children”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 2:16“children”Tote Hērōdos horaratos hoti empaizita hupo toiu magoiu thumita liōs, kai apostelaratos anairata pantoin toin paidoin toin en Bēthleem kai en pantei tei horei autau apo dietou kai katōterō, kata ton chronon hon akribata para toiu magoiu.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.
Matthew 21:15“children”horaratois de tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois teim thaumasieim heim poiata kai toin paidoin toin krazarōtoin en te hiere kai legarōtoin; Hōsanna to huio David aganaktalaBut 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!”
Luke 12:45“slaves … men”ean de legateia tos doulos ekeinos en ta kardia autou; Chronizatō tos kurios mu ercherō, kai archeteia tuptarō toin paidoin kai tain paidiskain, esthiarō tē kai pinarō kai methuskirō,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.
paidoiu“servants”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Luke 15:26“servants”kai proskaleratos henon toiu paidoiu punthanete tinem an atoiō houteim;So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
paidoi“servants”to, fordative plural1×
Matthew 14:2“servants”kai legata toi paidoi autou; Houtos atō Iōannos tos baptistos; autos egeirita apo toiu nekroiu, kai dia houtem tais dunamiais energalō en auto.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.”