UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m./f.

Inflections: παῖς; παιδός

Related lemmas: παίζω

Sense 1: child

Semantic entry: 9.41

Semantic domains: People

Subdomains: Children

Definition: a young person, normally below the age of puberty and without distinction as to sex

Notes: The term παῖς may occur with either masculine or feminine articles and corresponding adjectival attributes. These gender distinctions indicate whether the person referred to is male or female. With the masculine article or attributives one may translate παῖς[a] as ‘boy,’ and similarly with female attributives one may translate παῖς[a] as ‘girl.’

MAT 2:16: RV MAT 2:16 · LV MAT 2:16 · Read together MAT 2:16

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OET-RV MAT 2:16

16 When King Herodes (Herod) realised that he’d been tricked by the watchers of signs, he got very angry and gave orders that all the sons in Beyt -Lehem (Bethlehem) and its districts that were two years old and younger be killed, because that was the period that he’d found out from the watchers of signs.

OET-LV MAT 2:16

16 Then Haʸrōdaʸs, having _seen that he _was _mocked by the wise _men, was _enraged exceedingly and having _sent _out, he _killed all the boys which in Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem) and in all the regions of _it from two _year and lower, according _to the time which he _ascertained from the wise _men.

MAT 21:15: RV MAT 21:15 · LV MAT 21:15 · Read together MAT 21:15

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OET-RV MAT 21:15

15 But the chief priests and religious teachers, having seen him do miracles, and having heard the children in the temple yelling out ‘David’s descendant, honoured rescuer!’ became angry

OET-LV MAT 21:15

15 But the chief _priests and the scribes having _seen the wonders that he _did, and the children which crying _out in the temple and saying:
Honoured _saviour to _the son of _Dawid, they _resented

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 2:16 · RV MAT 21:15 · LV MAT 2:16 · LV MAT 21:15 · Read together MAT 2:16 · Read together MAT 21:15

LUK: RV LUK 8:54 · RV LUK 9:42 · LV LUK 8:54 · LV LUK 9:42 · Read together LUK 8:54 · Read together LUK 9:42

ACT: RV ACT 20:12 · LV ACT 20:12 · Read together ACT 20:12

Sense 2: child, offspring

Semantic entry: 10.36

Semantic domains: Kinship Terms

Subdomains: Kinship Relations Involving Successive Generations

Definition: one’s immediate offspring, but without specific reference to sex or age

Notes: In languages in which there is no generic term for ‘child’ or ‘offspring,’ one may use ‘son’ or ‘daughter’ or ‘son and daughter,’ singular or plural, depending upon the context.

MAT 17:18: RV MAT 17:18 · LV MAT 17:18 · Read together MAT 17:18

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OET-RV MAT 17:18