Strong's Concordance/Greek/G3816

Strong's G3816 · Greek

παῖς

pais · /paheece/

Number
G3816
Language
Greek
Original word
παῖς
Transliteration
pais
Pronunciation
paheece
KJV occurrences
24 verses

Definition

perhaps from 3817; a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child; specially, a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God):--child, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man.

KJV: child, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered παῖς across 24 verses.

servant8×
child5×
son3×
children2×
servants2×
Maid1×
maiden1×
man1×
menservants1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

24 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Matthew8 verses
Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

Matthew 8:6

And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

Matthew 8:8

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

Matthew 8:13

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

Matthew 12:18

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Matthew 14:2

And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. do: or, are wrought by him

Matthew 17:18

And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

Matthew 21:15

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

Luke9 verses
Luke 1:54

He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

Luke 1:69

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

Luke 2:43

And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

Luke 7:7

Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

Luke 8:51

And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

Luke 8:54

And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

Luke 9:42

And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

Luke 12:45

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

Luke 15:26

And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

John1 verse
Acts6 verses
Acts 3:13

The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

Acts 3:26

Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Acts 4:25

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

Acts 4:27

For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

Acts 4:30

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

Acts 20:12

And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's G3816 (pais) mean?

perhaps from 3817; a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child; specially, a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God):--child, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man.

How many times does G3816 appear in the Bible?

Strong's G3816 (παῖς) appears in 24 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “servant.”

How is pais translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's G3816 is rendered as “servant” (8×), “child” (5×), “son” (3×), “children” (2×), among other words.