Greek · G3816, G3814

παῖδας καὶ τὰς παιδίσκας

Child · maidservant

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παῖςG3816child

Pronunciationpaîs

Child emphasizing age and dependent status; servant emphasizing obedience and subordinate role to authority.

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παιδίσκηG3814maidservant

Pronunciationpaidískē

Young female servant or slave, often in domestic roles; diminutive form emphasizing youth or lower social status.

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What does παῖδας καὶ τὰς παιδίσκας (paidas kai tas paidiskas) mean in the Bible?

παῖς · παιδίσκη is a Greek phrase meaning "male servants and female servants".

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What does παῖς · παιδίσκη mean in the Bible?

παῖς · παιδίσκη is a Greek phrase meaning "male servants and female servants".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3816, G3814?

G3816, G3814 is connected to 24 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. male servants and female servants

Strong'sG3816, G3814

Lexical occurrences24 verses Word forms8 forms24 references

Source Gloss

male servants and female servants

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns8Aligned forms24Case patternNominative (9)Number patternSingular (19)