Korasion κοράσιον
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| κοράσιον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | korasion |
| Strong's number | G2877 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | girl |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (4) |
Korasion (Greek κοράσιον, Strong's G2877) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “girl”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κοράσιον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of κόρη), [in LXX chiefly for נַעֲרָה, Rut.2:8, al.; in Joel 4:3, Zec.8:5 for יַלְדָּה ;]
a colloquial word which survives in MGr. (Kennedy, Sourcs, e154), girl, maiden: Mat.9:24-25 14:11, Mrk.5:41-42 6:22, 28.†
(AS)
(dimin. of κόρη), [in LXX chiefly for נַעֲרָה, Rut.2:8, al.; in Joel 4:3, Zec.8:5 for יַלְדָּה ;]
a colloquial word which survives in MGr. (Kennedy, Sourcs, e154), girl, maiden: Mat.9:24-25 14:11, Mrk.5:41-42 6:22, 28.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | damsel (6), maid (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | girl (5), little girl (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Korasion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 9:24He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
- Matthew 9:25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
- Matthew 14:11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
Mark
- Mark 5:41And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
- Mark 5:42And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
- Mark 6:22And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
- Mark 6:28And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).