pais · child, servant

What it means

pais (παῖς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “child, servant”.

Child, boy; also servant.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A lad, or a son.
2. A young man who works in his master's service.
3. God's Servant, above all Jesus.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• servant ×12
• boy ×5
• servants ×3
• Girl ×2
• children ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×8
• Luke×9
• John×1
• Acts×6

• Matthew 2:16

  Then Herod, seeing that he had been tricked by the magi, was greatly enraged, and sending men, he killed all the children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time that he had learned precisely from the magi.

• Matthew 8:6

  and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, terribly tormented.”

• Matthew 8:8

  And the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say a word, and my servant will be healed.

• Matthew 8:13

  And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.” And the servant was healed in that hour.

• Matthew 12:18

  “Look, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

• Matthew 14:2

  and he said to his servants, “This is John the Immerser; he has been raised from the dead, and that is why the powers are at work in him.”

• Matthew 17:18

  And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour.

• Matthew 21:15

  But when the high priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did and the children who were crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant

• Luke 1:54

  He has helped Israel his servant, remembering mercy,

• Luke 1:69

  and he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant,

• Luke 2:43

  and when they had completed the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, and his parents did not know it.

• Luke 7:7

  That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you; but say a word, and let my servant be healed.

• Luke 8:51

  And when he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to go in with him except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother.

• Luke 8:54

  But he, taking her hand, called out, saying, “Girl, get up.”

• Luke 9:42

  And while he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

• Luke 12:45

  But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying to come,’ and begins to beat the servants and the maids, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

• Luke 15:26

  And calling over one of the servants, he asked what these things might be.

• John 4:51

  And as he was already going down, his slaves met him, saying that his boy was alive.

• Acts 3:13

  The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

• Acts 3:26

  To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you as each of you turns away from your wicked deeds.”

• Acts 4:25

  who through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David, your servant, said, ‘Why did the nations rage, and the peoples plot vain things?

• Acts 4:27

  For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and the peoples of Israel,

• Acts 4:30

  while you stretch out your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

• Acts 20:12

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