παιδίσκη,
παιδίσκης,
ἡ (feminine of
παιδίσκος, a young boy or slave; a diminutive of
παῖς, see
νεανίσκος);
1. a young girl, damsel (
Xenophon,
Menander,
Polybius,
Plutarch,
Lucian; the
Sept. Ruth 4:12).
2. a maid-servant, a young female slave; cf. German Mädchen (our maid) for a young female-servant (Herodotus 1, 93; Lysias, Demosthenes, others): Luke 12:45; Acts 16:16; opposed to ἡ ἐλευθέρα, Galatians 4:22f, 30f; specifically, of the maid-servant who had charge of the door: Matthew 26:69; Mark 14:66, 69; Luke 22:56; Acts 12:13; ἡ παιδίσκη ἡ θυρωρός, John 18:17; (also in the Sept. of a female slave, often for אָמָה, שִׁפְחָה). Cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 239. (Synonym: see παῖς, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Ruth
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4:12
- Matthew
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26:69
- Mark
-
14:66; 14:69
- Luke
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12:45; 22:56
- John
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18:17
- Acts
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12:13; 16:16
- Galatians
-
4:22; 4:30
