Dictionary entry

παιδίσκη

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

παιδίσκη, -ης, ἡ,

dimin, of παῖς, [in LXX for שִׁפְחָה, אָמָה, etc.;]

1. a young girl, a maiden (נַעֲרָה, Ru 4:12).

2. Colloq., a young female slave, a maid-servant (v. Kennedy, Sources, 40 f.; Deiss., LAE, 186, 3322): Mt 26:69, Mk 14:66, 69, Lk 12:4522:56, Jo 18:17, Ac 12:1316:16; of Hagar, Ga 4:22, 23, 30(LXX); id., metaph., Ga 4:31.†

SYN.: v.s. παῖς.