Greek · G3813 · unreviewed

παιδίον

Child

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παιδίον G3813

Pronunciation paidíon

What does παιδίον (paidíon) mean in the Bible?

παιδίον (paidíon) is a Greek word meaning "child". παιδίον, -ου, τό dimin, of παῖς, [in LXX chiefly for יֶלֶד, also for נַעַר, בֵּן, etc. Symbolizes low social status and vulnerability.

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Meaning

child

Extended definition

Diminutive form emphasizing youth and innocence; used metaphorically for spiritual immaturity or dependence on God.

a young child, a little one: Mat.2:8-9, 11, ff., Luk.1:59, 66 1:76, 80 2:17, 27 2:40, Jhn.16:21, Heb.11:23; of older children, Mat.18:2, 4-5, Mrk.5:39-41 7:30 9:24, 36, Luk.9:47-48 18:17, Jhn.4:49; in pl., Mat.11:16 14:21 15:38 18:3 19:13-14, Mrk.7:28 10:13 ff., Luk.7:32 11:7 18:16, Heb.2:13-14 Metaphorical, 1Co.14:20. Colloq. in familiar address (as Eng. colloq., "lads "-see M, Pr., 170n and Irish use of "boys"): Jhn.21:5, 1Jn.2:13 Jn 2:18 Jn 3:7

Synonymssee: παῖς

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Symbolizes low social status and vulnerability. Luke 9:46–48

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 2:9 · Matt 18:4 · Mark 5:39 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 10:15 · Luke 1:66 · Luke 1:80 · Luke 2:40 · Luke 18:17 9×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 18:3 · Matt 19:13 · Luke 11:7 · 1 Cor 14:20 · Heb 2:13 · Heb 2:14 6×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 2:8 · Matt 2:20 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 5:41 · Mark 9:24 · Luke 2:17 6×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 14:21 · Matt 15:38 · Mark 7:28 · Mark 9:37 4×

Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 11:16 · Luke 7:32 2×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 2:11 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 18:2 · Matt 18:5 · Mark 7:30 · Mark 9:36 · Luke 1:59 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 9:47 · Luke 9:48 · John 4:49 · John 16:21 · Heb 11:23 17×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 19:14 · Mark 10:13 · Mark 10:14 · Luke 18:16 4×

Vocative · Plural · Neuter John 21:5 · 1 John 2:14 · 1 John 2:18 3×

Vocative · Singular · Neuter Luke 1:76 1×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Luke 9:46–48 παιδίον paidíon Accusative · Singular · Neuter

little child

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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