παιδίσκην

paidískē

bondwoman

A young girl, often specifically a female servant or slave in household contexts; generally denotes a girl of a youthful age, but particularly used to refer to a female in servile status within a domestic or social hierarchy. In legal and social contexts, it typically refers to a female slave, but may also indicate a young female attendant to a woman of higher status, or a girl in a household setting.

G3814

Galatians 4:30 · Word #8

Lexicon G3814

Lemmaπαιδίσκη
Transliterationpaidískē
Strong'sG3814
DefinitionA young girl, often specifically a female servant or slave in household contexts; generally denotes a girl of a youthful age, but particularly used to refer to a female in servile status within a domestic or social hierarchy. In legal and social contexts, it typically refers to a female slave, but may also indicate a young female attendant to a woman of higher status, or a girl in a household setting.

Morphology N ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasebondwoman
Literalbondwoman

Lexical Info

Lemmaπαιδίσκη
Strong'sG3814

SIBI-P1 Translation G3814-03

young servant-girl

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFSD).
Rendering Rationale"Young servant-girl" preserves the diminutive sense of a youthful female (from παιδ-) while reflecting the common servile or domestic status embedded in the term. The accusative feminine singular form is represented by the singular noun in English.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

bondwoman

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleReplaced generic 'young servant-girl' with 'bondwoman' which contextually matches the specific female slave in question (Hagar); aligns with common rendering and underlying Greek usage in this passage.
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