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Strong's G3814 · Greek

παιδίσκη

paidiske · pahee-dis'-kay

feminine diminutive of 3816; a girl, i.e. (specially), a female slave or servant


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

παιδίσκη (G3814)

13 παιδίσκη , -ης, ἡ , dimin, of παῖς , [in LXX for שִׁפְחָה , אָמָה , etc.;] a young girl , a maiden ( נַעֲרָה , Ru 4:12 ). Colloq., a young female slave , a maid-servant (v. Kennedy, Sources , 40 f.; Deiss., LAE , 186, 332 2 ): Mt 26:69 , Mk 14:66 , 69 , Lk 12:45 22:56 , Jo 18:17 , Ac 12:13 16:16 ; of Hagar, Ga 4:22 , 23 , 30 (LXX) ; id., metaph., Ga 4:31 .† SYN. : v.s. παῖς .

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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