Strongs Number: G3816
- Greek Word
- παῖς
- Transliteration
- pais
- Phonetic
- paheece
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Strongs Definition
-
a boy (as often beaten with impunity) or (by analogy) a girl and (generally) a child; specifically a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. a child, boy or girl
a. infants, children
2. servant, slave
a. an attendant, servant, spec. a king's attendant, minister
- Origin
- Perhaps from G3817
- Bible Usage
- child maid (-en) (man) servant son young man.