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παιδίσκη G3814

G3814 is the Greek word παιδίσκη, transliterated paidískē. The King James Version most often renders it damsel.

Word: παιδίσκηTransliteration: paidískēLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

a girl, i.e. (specially), a female slave or servant.

Where it comes from

feminine diminutive of G3816 (παῖς).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

damsel 4×bondwoman 4×maid 2×maids 1×maidens 1×bondmaid 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bondmaid(-woman), damsel, maid(-en).

Verses using παιδίσκη

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 26:69 · KJV

Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

Mark 14:66 · KJV

And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:

Mark 14:69 · KJV

And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.

Luke 12:45 · KJV

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

Luke 22:56 · KJV

But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

John 18:17 · KJV

Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not.

Acts 12:13 · KJV

And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

Acts 16:16 · KJV

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

Galatians 4:22 · KJV

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

Galatians 4:23 · KJV

But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

Galatians 4:30 · KJV

Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

Galatians 4:31 · KJV

So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

Common questions

What does Strong's G3814 mean?

G3814 is the Greek word παιδίσκη (paidískē), meaning a girl, i.e. (specially), a female slave or servant.

How is G3814 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it damsel (4 times), bondwoman (4 times), maid (2 times), maids (1 time), maidens (1 time), among others.

How many times does G3814 appear in the Bible?

παιδίσκη (paidískē) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G3814 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine diminutive of G3816 (παῖς).

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