Girl
κοράσιονStrong’s G2877korasion
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Korasion is the Greek word usually translated “girl” and “little girl”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.”
Meaning
Usually translated “girl” and “little girl”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- girl 7
- little girl 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 4
- Matthew 3
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
- Matthew 14:11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
- Mark 5:41And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
- Mark 5:42And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
- Mark 6:22And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
- Mark 6:28And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Greek dictionary
κοράσιον korasion · girl
κοράσιον, -ου, τό (dimin. of κόρη), [in LXX chiefly for נַעֲרָה, Rut.2:8, al.; in Joel 4:3, Zec.8:5 for יַלְדָּה ;] a colloquial word which survives in MGr. (Kennedy, Sourcs, e154), girl, maiden: Mat.9:24-25 14:11, Mrk.5:41-42 6:22, 28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “girl” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GIRL, noun
gerl. [Low Latin gerula, a young woman employed in tending children and carrying them about, from gero, to carry; a word probably received from the Romans while in England.]
- A female child, or young woman.
- Among sportsmen, a roebuck of two years old.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.