G3816:Pais:(beloved) servant

<p>MacArthur on Mt 12.18a, "Pais (<b>Servant</b>) is not the usual word for "servant" and is often translated "son." In secular Greek it was used of an especially intimate servant who was trusted and loved like a son. In the ancient Greek edition of the Old Testament (the Septuagint), pais is used of Abraham's chief servant (<a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Ge+24%3A2">Gen. 24:2</a>), of Pharaoh's royal servants (<a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Ge+41%3A10">41:10</a>, <a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Ge+41%3A38">38</a>), and of angels as the Lord's supernatural servants (<a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Job+4%3A18">Job 4:18</a>).

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