Paidiothen marks the point in life from which the reported condition had been occurring: childhood.

The lone attested use marks childhood as the starting point from which a condition had been occurring.

1. Starting point in childhood · dominant

   In Mark 9:21, the adverb answers the question of how long the condition had been happening to the child; the APB renders the reply, "From childhood."

   Mark 9:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 9:21, the APB presents the reply as "From childhood." The verse is read as a whole, but this rendering fits the adverb's placement in the answer about duration.