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GreekG1398Verb

δουλεύω

douleuō

23Occurrences
G1398Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary)

from G1401 (δοῦλος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to be a slave, be subject to, serve: absol.,; of nations, " (LXX) ; θεῷ, κυρίῳ, (R, mg., καιρῷ),; Χριστῷ,; νόμῳ θεοῦ; θεοῖς; καιρῷ, (R, mg. for κυρίῳ); ἀλλήλοις; *σὺν ἐμοί *; ἁμαρτίᾳ; νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας; ἐπιθυμίαις κ. ἡδοναις; κοιλία; μαμωνᾷ,; στοιχείοις τ, κόσμου.
LXX: for עָבַד, exc. Da TH (פְּלַח), (שָׁרַת pi.)*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

δουλεύω appears 23 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
7
Galatians
4
Acts
2
Luke
2
1 Thessalonians
1
1 Timothy
1
Colossians
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

1 Thessalonians 1:9BSB

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

Colossians 3:24BSB

because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Galatians 4:25BSB

Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

Luke 16:13BSB

No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Romans 14:18BSB

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.