Child
παιδίονStrong’s G3813paidion
Appears in 49 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paidion is the Greek word usually translated “child”, “children” and “little children”. It appears in 49 verses of the New Testament.
“And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.”
Meaning
Usually translated “child”, “children” and “little children”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- child 24
- children 9
- little children 8
- a child 5
- little child 3
- the child 2
- to little children 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 16
- Luke 14
- Mark 11
- John 3
- Hebrews 3
- 1 Corinthians 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 2:9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
- Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
- Matthew 2:13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- Matthew 2:14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
- Matthew 2:20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.
- Matthew 2:21And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Greek dictionary
παιδίον paidion · child
παιδίον, -ου, τό dimin, of παῖς, [in LXX chiefly for יֶלֶד, also for נַעַר, בֵּן, etc., frequently in To in ref. to full-grown youth ;] 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 † …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “child” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CHILD, noun
- A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of parents; applied to the human race, and chiefly to a person when young.“Hagar cast the child under one of the shrubs” Genesis 21:15“Jephthas daughter was his only child” Judges 11:34“The child shall behave himself proudly” Isaiah 3:5
- One weak in knowledge, experience, judgment or attainments; as, he is a mere child“Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child” Jeremiah 1:6
- One young in grace. 1
- One who is born again, spiritually renewed and adopted; as a child of God.
All definitions and other forms of “child”
- One who is the product of another; or whose principles and morals are the product of another.“Thou child of the devil” Acts 13:10
- In the plural, the descendants of a man however remote; as the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
- The inhabitants of a country; as the children of Seir.
CHILD, verb intransitive
To bring children.
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.