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Maid, Maiden, Maidservant

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: παῖς

(Strong's #3816 — Noun — pais — paheece )

"a child," denotes "a maid" or "maiden" in Luke 8:51,54 , RV, "maiden" in both places. See CHILD , MANSERVANT , SERVANT , SON , YOUNG MAN.

2: παιδίσκη

(Strong's #3814 — Noun Feminine — paidiske — pahee-dis'-kay )

a diminutive of No. 1, is translated "maid," "maid," in the AV and RV in Mark 14:66,69; Luke 22:56; in the RV (AV, "damsel"), in Matthew 26:69; John 18:17; Acts 12:13; 16:16; in Luke 12:45 , "maidservants" (AV "maidens"); in Galatians 4:22,23,30,31 , RV, "handmaid" (AV, "bondmaid" or "bondwoman"). See BONDMAID , DAMSEL.

3: κοράσιον

(Strong's #2877 — Noun Neuter — korasion — kor-as'-ee-on )

a colloquial, familiar term, is translated "maid" in Matthew 9:24,25 , AV (RV, "damsel"). See DAMSEL , No. 1.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Maid, Maiden, Maidservant'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​m/maid-maiden-maidservant.html. 1940.
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