δούλη

doulēNoun (Feminine)G1399

female slave

From: feminine of G1401 (δοῦλος);

Short Definition

a female slave (involuntarily or voluntarily)

Full Lexicon Entry

fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid : " (LXX) ; (b) masc., ὁ δ., a slave, bond-man: opposite to ἐλεύθερος,; opposite to κύριος, δεσπότης, οἰκοδεσπότης, metaphorically, δ. Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Χρ., Ἰησοῦ Χρ.,; δ. θεοῦ, κυρίου,; δ. πονηρός, ἀχρεῖος, *κακός *; δ. ἁμαρτίας,; φθορᾶς.
Synonyms
*διάκονος *(q.V.), θεράπων, *ὐπηρέτης *(see DB, iii, 377; iv, 461, 469; DCG, i, 221; ii, 613; Cremer, 215, 702).
LXX Usage: ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ὁ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה,אָמָה

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology G:N-F

DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine

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