boy, child, youth, usually below the age of puberty and not necessarily male; a personal servant, slave, attendant, with a possible implication of kind regard or close relationship; the word used in the Greek version of Isaiah, quoted in NT, for servant of the Lord.
an infant, babe, Mt. 2:8; but usually in NT as equiv. to παις, Mt. 14:21; Mk. 7:28, et al. freq.; pl. voc. used by way of endearment, my dear children, 1 Jn. 2:18; also as a term of familiar address, children, my lads, Jn. 21:5
to educate, instruct, children, Acts 7:22; 22:3; genr. παιδεύομαι, to be taught, learn, 1 Tim. 1:20; to admonish, instruct by admonition, 2 Tim. 2:25; Tit. 2:12; in NT to chastise, chasten, 1 Cor.
