παῖς

paîs

servant

A child—male or female—generally one who is young in age; also used to designate a youth or young person. In broader usage, refers to one who is in a subordinate or dependent social position, such as a servant or attendant, especially in relation to a household, royalty, or deity. Contextual sense may extend from familial and affectionate designations ('child, son, daughter') to formal roles within a social hierarchy ('servant, attendant'), depending upon relational dynamics and the context of address.

G3816

Luke 7:7 · Word #14

Lexicon G3816

Lemmaπαῖς
Transliterationpaîs
Strong'sG3816
DefinitionA child—male or female—generally one who is young in age; also used to designate a youth or young person. In broader usage, refers to one who is in a subordinate or dependent social position, such as a servant or attendant, especially in relation to a household, royalty, or deity. Contextual sense may extend from familial and affectionate designations ('child, son, daughter') to formal roles within a social hierarchy ('servant, attendant'), depending upon relational dynamics and the context of address.

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseservant
Literalservant-child-slave

Lexical Info

Lemmaπαῖς
Strong'sG3816

SIBI-P1 Translation G3816-05

young servant

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS): functioning as a subject or substantive in singular masculine form.
Rendering RationaleThe noun παῖς denotes a young person who may also occupy a subordinate or dependent role; "young servant" preserves both the age element and the social subordination inherent in the root. The nominative masculine singular form is reflected as a singular personal designation.

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