The meaning of “παῖς”

Understanding paîs reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Greek Text

Strong's Concordance

παῖς

Phoneticpaheece

Transliterationpaîs

Grammar Code

G:N-M/F

Greek, Noun, Masculine

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

child, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man. - 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)

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

24 total references

Reference	Text
Matthew 12:18	“Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.”
Luke 8:51	“And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.”
John 4:51	“And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.”
Acts 4:27	“For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

24x

Most Frequent Book

Luke

Book Distribution

Matthew8

Luke9

John1

Acts6

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How does the original Greek meaning of 'παῖς' deepen your understanding of Matthew 12:18?

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