παιδίσκη, -ης, ἡ dimin, of παῖς, [in LXX for שִׁפְחָה, אָמָה, etc;] 1) a young girl, a maiden (נַעֲרָה, Rut.4:12). 2) Colloq,
a young female slave, a maid-servant (see Kennedy,
Sources, 40 f; Deiss,
LAE, 186, 332.2): Mat.26:69, Mrk.14:66, 69, Luk.12:45 22:56, Jhn.18:17, Act.12:13 16:16; of Hagar, Gal.4:22-23, 30 " (LXX); id, metaphorically, Gal.4:31.
SYN.: see: παῖς (
AS)