δοῦλος, -η, -ον, [in LXX, ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ὁ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה ,אָמָה ;] 1. in bondage to, subject to: Rom.6:19. 2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave; (a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid (Cremer, 702; DB, iii, 215): Luk.1:38, 48 Act.2:18" (LXX) ; (b) masc., ὁ δ., a slave, bond-man: Mat.8:9 18:23, al.; opposite to ἐλεύθερος, 1Co.7:22 12:13, Gal.3:28, Eph.6:8, Col.3:11, Rev.6:15 13:16 19:18; opposite to κύριος, δεσπότης, οἰκοδεσπότης, Mat.10:24 13:27, 28 Luk.12:46, Jhn.15:15, Eph.6:5, Col.3:22 4:1, al.; metaphorically, δ. Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Χρ., Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Rom.1:1, 1Co.7:22, Gal.1:10, Eph.6:6, Php.1:1, Col.4:12, Jas.1:1, 2Pe.1:1, Ju 1; δ. τ. θεοῦ, τ. κυρίου, Act.16:17, 2Ti.2:24, Tit.1:1, 1Pe.2:16, Rev.7:3 15:3; δ. πονηρός, ἀχρεῖος, κακός, Mat.18:32 24:48 25:26, 30, Luk.17:10 19:22; δ. ἁμαρτίας, Jhn.8:34, Rom.6:17, 20; τ. φθορᾶς, 2Pe.2:19. SYN.: διάκονος (q.V.), θεράπων, ὐπηρέτης (see DB, iii, 377; iv, 461, 469; DCG, i, 221; ii, 613; Cremer, 215, 702). (AS)
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G1401 — δοῦλος
doulos · slave · Greek
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Matthew 8:9 · δούλῳfor I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.’Matthew 10:24 · δοῦλος‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;Matthew 10:25 · δοῦλοςsufficient to the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord; if the master of the house they did call Beelzeboul, how much more those of his household?Matthew 13:27 · δοῦλοι‘And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?Matthew 13:28 · δοῦλοιAnd he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, that having gone away we may gather it up?Matthew 18:23 · δούλων‘Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,Matthew 18:26 · δοῦλοςThe servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;Matthew 18:27 · δούλουand the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.Matthew 18:28 · δοῦλος‘And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.Matthew 18:32 · δοῦλεthen having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,Matthew 20:27 · δοῦλος·and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;Matthew 21:34 · δούλους‘And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,Matthew 21:35 · δούλουςand the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.Matthew 21:36 · δούλους‘Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.Matthew 22:3 · δούλουςand he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.Matthew 22:4 · δούλουςAgain he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;Matthew 22:6 · δούλουςand the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay them.Matthew 22:8 · δούλοιςthen saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,Matthew 22:10 · δοῦλοι‘And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.Matthew 24:45 · δοῦλος‘Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?Matthew 24:46 · δοῦλοςHappy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;Matthew 24:48 · δοῦλος‘And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,Matthew 24:50 · δούλουthe lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,Matthew 25:14 · δούλους‘For—as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,Matthew 25:19 · δούλων‘And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;Matthew 25:21 · δοῦλε‘And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.Matthew 25:23 · δοῦλε‘His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.Matthew 25:26 · δοῦλε‘And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!Matthew 25:30 · δοῦλονand the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.Matthew 26:51 · δοῦλονAnd lo, one of those with Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, drew his sword, and having struck the servant of the chief priest, he took off his ear.Mark 10:44 · δοῦλος.and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;Mark 12:2 · δοῦλονand he sent unto the husbandmen at the due time a servant, that from the husbandmen he may receive from the fruit of the vineyard,Mark 12:4 · δοῦλον·And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded him in the head, and sent away—dishonoured.Mark 13:34 · δούλοιςas a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;Mark 14:47 · δοῦλονand a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.Luke 1:38 · δούληAnd Mary said, ‘Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,’ and the messenger went away from her.Luke 1:48 · δούληςBecause He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,Luke 2:29 · δοῦλόν‘Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,Luke 7:2 · δοῦλοςand a certain centurion’s servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,Luke 7:3 · δοῦλονand having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant.Luke 7:8 · δούλῳfor I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Be coming, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.’Luke 7:10 · δοῦλονand those sent, having turned back to the house, found the ailing servant in health.Luke 12:37 · δοῦλοι‘Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;Luke 12:43 · δοῦλοςHappy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;Luke 12:45 · δοῦλος‘And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;Luke 12:46 · δούλουthe lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for him, and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.Luke 12:47 · δοῦλος‘And that servant, who having known his lord’s will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,Luke 14:17 · δοῦλονand he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready.Luke 14:21 · δοῦλος · δούλῳ‘And that servant having come, told to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither.Luke 14:22 · δοῦλος·‘And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room.Luke 14:23 · δοῦλον·‘And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;Luke 15:22 · δούλους‘And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;Luke 17:7 · δοῦλον‘But, who is he of you—having a servant ploughing or feeding—who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?Luke 17:9 · δούλῳHath he favour to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not.Luke 17:10 · δοῦλοι‘So also ye, when ye may have done all the things directed you, say—We are unprofitable servants, because that which we owed to do—we have done.’Luke 19:13 · δούλουςand having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business—till I come;Luke 19:15 · δούλους‘And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.Luke 19:17 · δοῦλε,and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.Luke 19:22 · δοῦλε.‘And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!Luke 20:10 · δοῦλονand at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.Luke 20:11 · δοῦλον·‘And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;Luke 22:50 · δοῦλονAnd a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear,John 4:51 · δοῦλοιand he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying—‘Thy child doth live;’John 8:34 · δοῦλόςJesus answered them, ‘Verily, verily, I say to you—Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,John 8:35 · δοῦλοςand the servant doth not remain in the house—to the age, the son doth remain—to the age;John 13:16 · δοῦλοςverily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;John 15:15 · δούλους, · δοῦλοςno more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.John 15:20 · δοῦλος‘Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;John 18:10 · δοῦλον · δούλῳSimon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear—and the name of the servant was Malchus—John 18:18 · δοῦλοιand the servants and the officers were standing, having made a fire of coals, because it was cold, and they were warming themselves, and Peter was standing with them, and warming himself.John 18:26 · δούλωνOne of the servants of the chief priest, being kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, ‘Did not I see thee in the garden with him?’Acts 2:18 · δούλους · δούλαςand also upon My men-servants, and upon My maid-servants, in those days, I will pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy;Acts 4:29 · δούλοις‘And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,Acts 16:17 · δοῦλοιshe having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, ‘These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of salvation;’Romans 1:1 · δοῦλοςPaul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God—Romans 6:16 · δούλους · δοῦλοίhave ye not known that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, servants ye are to him to whom ye obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?Romans 6:17 · δοῦλοιand thanks to God, that ye were servants of the sin, and—were obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which ye were delivered up;Romans 6:19 · δοῦλα · δοῦλαIn the manner of men I speak, because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as ye did present your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness—to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to the righteousness—to sanctification,Romans 6:20 · δοῦλοιfor when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,1 Corinthians 7:21 · δοῦλοςa servant—wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free—use it rather;1 Corinthians 7:22 · δοῦλος · δοῦλόςfor he who is in the Lord—having been called a servant—is the Lord’s freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ:1 Corinthians 7:23 · δοῦλοιwith a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;1 Corinthians 12:13 · δοῦλοιfor also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,2 Corinthians 4:5 · δούλουςfor not ourselves do we preach, but Christ Jesus—Lord, and ourselves your servants because of Jesus;Galatians 1:10 · δοῦλοςfor now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please—Christ’s servant I should not be.Galatians 3:28 · δοῦλοςthere is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;Galatians 4:1 · δούλουAnd I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant—being lord of all,Galatians 4:7 · δοῦλοςso that thou art no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.Ephesians 6:5 · δοῦλοι,The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;Ephesians 6:6 · δοῦλοιnot with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,Ephesians 6:8 · δοῦλοςhaving known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.Philippians 1:1 · δοῦλοιPaul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;Philippians 2:7 · δούλουbut did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,Colossians 3:11 · δοῦλος,where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, servant, freeman—but the all and in all—Christ.Colossians 3:22 · δοῦλοι,The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;Colossians 4:1 · δούλοιςThe masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.Colossians 4:12 · δοῦλοςSalute you doth Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,1 Timothy 6:1 · δοῦλοι,As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;2 Timothy 2:24 · δοῦλονand a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,Titus 1:1 · δοῦλοςPaul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that is according to piety,Titus 2:9 · ΔούλουςServants—to their own masters are to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,Philemon 1:16 · δοῦλον · δοῦλον,no more as a servant, but above a servant—a brother beloved, especially to me, and how much more to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord!James 1:1 · δοῦλοςJames, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!1 Peter 2:16 · δοῦλοι.as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;2 Peter 1:1 · δοῦλοςSimeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:2 Peter 2:19 · δοῦλοιliberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,Jude 1:1 · δοῦλος,Judas, of Jesus Christ a servant, and brother of James, to those sanctified in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ kept—called,Revelation 1:1 · δούλοις · δούλῳA revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify it, having sent through his messenger to his servant John,Revelation 2:20 · δούλους‘But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat;Revelation 6:15 · δοῦλοςand the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich, and the chiefs of thousands, and the mighty, and every servant, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens, and in the rocks of the mountains,Revelation 7:3 · δούλους‘Do not injure the land, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we may seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads.’Revelation 10:7 · δούλουςbut in the days of the voice of the seventh messenger, when he may be about to sound, and the secret of God may be finished, as He did declare to His own servants, to the prophets.Revelation 11:18 · δούλοιςand the nations were angry, and Thine anger did come, and the time of the dead, to be judged, and to give the reward to Thy servants, to the prophets, and to the saints, and to those fearing Thy name, to the small and to the great, and to destroy those who are destroying the land.’Revelation 13:16 · δούλους,And it maketh all, the small, and the great, and the rich, and the poor, and the freemen, and the servants, that it may give to them a mark upon their right hand or upon their foreheads,Revelation 15:3 · δούλουand they sing the song of Moses, servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, ‘Great and wonderful are Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty, righteous and true are Thy ways, O King of saints,Revelation 19:2 · δούλωνbecause true and righteous are His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;’Revelation 19:5 · δοῦλοιAnd a voice out of the throne did come forth, saying, ‘Praise our God, all ye His servants, and those fearing Him, both the small and the great;’Revelation 19:18 · δούλωνthat ye may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiefs of thousands, and flesh of strong men, and flesh of horses, and of those sitting on them, and the flesh of all—freemen and servants—both small and great.’Revelation 22:3 · δοῦλοιand any curse there shall not be any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him,Revelation 22:6 · δούλοιςAnd he said to me, ‘These words are stedfast and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets did send His messenger to shew to His servants the things that it behoveth to come quickly: