παιδίσκηpaidískē
a girl, i.e. (specially), a female slave or servant
Greek (New Testament) · G3814
Meanings
1. a young girl, a maiden (נַעֲרָה, Ruth 4:12).
2. Colloq., a young female slave, a maid-servant: Matthew 26:69, Mark 14:66, Mark 14:69, Luke 12:45, Luke 22:56, John 18:17, Acts 12:13, Acts 16:16; of Hagar, Galatians 4:22, Galatians 4:23, Galatians 4:30(LXX); id., metaphorically, Galatians 4:31.
Synonyms
see παῖς.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, “You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.”
- Mark 14:66 Meanwhile, Peter was in the courtyard below. One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by
- Mark 14:69 When the servant girl saw him standing there, she began telling the others, “This man is definitely one of them!”
- Luke 12:45 But what if the servant thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?
- Luke 22:56 A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she said, “This man was one of Jesus’ followers!”
- John 18:17 The woman asked Peter, “You’re not one of that man’s disciples, are you?” “No,” he said, “I am not.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.