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παιδίσκη paidiskē · G3814

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maidservant

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 (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

παιδίσκ-η, ἡ, ; diminutive of παῖς (ἡ), young girl, maiden, []; π. νέα, of a wife, []; II young female slave, bondmaid, []: generally, maidservant, []; τοὺς παῖδας καὶ τὰς π. []; II.2 prostitute, []

Where it's used 13 times

Matthew 26:69 · Mark 14:66 · Mark 14:69 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 22:56 · John 18:17 · Acts 12:13 · Acts 16:16 · Galatians 4:22 · Galatians 4:23 · Galatians 4:30 · Galatians 4:31 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3814; TFLSJ G3814

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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