2877. korasion
Berean Strong's Lexicon
korasion: Girl, Little Girl, Maiden

Original Word: κοράσιον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: korasion
Pronunciation: ko-RAH-see-on
Phonetic Spelling: (kor-as'-ee-on)
Definition: Girl, Little Girl, Maiden
Meaning: a little girl, a young girl; a girl, maiden.

Word Origin: Diminutive of the Greek word κόρη (korē), meaning "girl" or "maiden."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is נַעֲרָה (na'arah), Strong's Hebrew 5291, which also means "girl" or "maiden."

Usage: The term "korasion" is used in the New Testament to refer to a young girl or maiden. It is a diminutive form, often implying youth or smallness, and is used to describe a girl who is not yet of marriageable age. The term is used in contexts that highlight the innocence and vulnerability of young girls.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, children, especially girls, were considered to be under the authority and protection of their fathers until they were married. Girls were often married at a young age, and their roles were primarily domestic. The use of "korasion" in the New Testament reflects the cultural view of young girls as dependent and in need of care and protection.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
dim. of koré (a maiden)
Definition
girl
NASB Translation
girl (7), little girl (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2877: κοράσιον

κοράσιον, κορασίου, τό (diminutive of κόρη), properly, a colloquial word used disparagingly (like the German Mädel), a little girl (in the epigram attributed to Plato in (Diogenes Laërtius 3, 33; Lucian, as. 6); used by later writers without disparagement (Winers Grammar, 24 (23)), a girl, damsel, maiden: Matthew 9:24; Matthew 14:11; Mark 5:41; Mark 6:22, 28; (occasionally, as in Epictetus diss. 2, 1, 28; 3, 2, 8; 4, 10, 33; the Sept. for נַעֲרָה; twice also for יַלְדָּה Joel 3:3 (Joel 4:3); Zechariah 8:5; (Tobit 6:12; Judith 16:12; Esther 2:2)). The form and use of the word are fully discussed in Lobeck ad Phryn., p. 73f, cf. Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 42f.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
damsel, girl

Neuter of a presumed derivative of kore (a maiden); a (little) girl -- damsel, maid.

Forms and Transliterations
κοράσια κορασίοις κορασιον κοράσιον κορασίου κορασιω κορασίω κορασίῳ κορασίων korasio korasiō korasíoi korasíōi korasion korásion
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 9:24 N-NNS
GRK: ἀπέθανεν τὸ κοράσιον ἀλλὰ καθεύδει
NAS: Leave; for the girl has not died,
KJV: Give place: for the maid is not
INT: is dead the girl but sleeps

Matthew 9:25 N-NNS
GRK: ἠγέρθη τὸ κοράσιον
NAS: her by the hand, and the girl got
KJV: by the hand, and the maid arose.
INT: arose the girl

Matthew 14:11 N-DNS
GRK: ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ καὶ ἤνεγκεν
NAS: and given to the girl, and she brought
KJV: given to the damsel: and
INT: was given to the girl and she brought [it]

Mark 5:41 N-NNS
GRK: μεθερμηνευόμενον Τὸ κοράσιον σοὶ λέγω
NAS: means, Little girl, I say
KJV: being interpreted, Damsel, I say
INT: translated little girl to you I say

Mark 5:42 N-NNS
GRK: ἀνέστη τὸ κοράσιον καὶ περιεπάτει
NAS: Immediately the girl got
KJV: And straightway the damsel arose, and
INT: arose the girl and walked

Mark 6:22 N-DNS
GRK: εἶπεν τῷ κορασίῳ Αἴτησόν με
NAS: said to the girl, Ask
KJV: said unto the damsel, Ask
INT: said to the girl Ask me

Mark 6:28 N-DNS
GRK: αὐτὴν τῷ κορασίῳ καὶ τὸ
NAS: and gave it to the girl; and the girl
KJV: gave it to the damsel: and the damsel
INT: it to the girl and the

Mark 6:28 N-NNS
GRK: καὶ τὸ κοράσιον ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν
NAS: it to the girl; and the girl gave
KJV: to the damsel: and the damsel gave it
INT: and the girl gave it

Strong's Greek 2877
8 Occurrences


κορασίῳ — 3 Occ.
κοράσιον — 5 Occ.

















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