Damsel
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
a diminutive of kore, "a girl," denotes "a little girl" (properly a colloquial word, often used disparagingly, but not so in later writers); in the NT it is used only in familiar conversation, Matthew 9:24,25 (AV, "maid"); 14:11; Mark 5:41,42; 6:22,28 .
a diminutive of pais, denotes "a young child (male or female)" in the AV of Mark 5:39-41 (1st line); the RV corrects "damsel" to "child," so as to distinguish between the narrative of facts, and the homely address to the little girl herself, in which, and in the following sentence, korasion is used. (See No. 1). See Child.
denotes "a young girl, or a female slave;" "damsel," AV, in John 18:17; Acts 12:13; 16:16; RV "maid" in each case. See Bondmaid , BONDWOMAN, Maid , Maiden.
King James Dictionary [2]
DAM'SEL, n. A young woman. Formerly, a young man or woman of noble or genteel extraction as Damsel Pepin Damsel Richard, prince of Wales. It is now used only of young women, and is applied to any class of young unmarried women, unless to the most vulgar, and sometimes to country girls.
With her train of damsels she was gone. Dryden.
Then Boaz said, whose damsel is this? Ruth 2
This word is rarely used in conversation, or even in prose writings of the present day but it occurs frequently in the scriptures, and in poetry.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( n.) A young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden.
(2): ( n.) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper.
(3): ( n.) A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [4]
Ruth 2:5-6 (c) This girl may be taken as a sample or a type of the member of your church. As Boaz expected his farm manager to know who the girl was, so probably GOD expects the pastor, or the Sunday School teacher to know who each person is who is laboring and serving in his fellowship.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
dam´zel : A young, unmarried woman; a girl (lass); maiden (compare French demoiselle ). The Revised Version (British and American) in Matthew 26:69; John 18:17; Acts 12:13; Acts 16:16 gives "maid" for παιδίσκη , paidı́skē , "a girl," i.e. (spec.) a maidservant or young female slave (the King James Version "damsel"), and "child" for παιδίον , paidı́on , "a half-grown boy or girl," in Mark 5:39 , Mark 5:40 bis. 41.
