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GreekG1402Verb

δουλόω

douloō

8Occurrences
G1402Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to enslave (literally or figuratively)

from G1401 (δοῦλος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to enslave, bring into bondage: (LXX); metaphorically; pass.; θεῷ; δικαιοσύνῃ; οἴνῳ; ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα κόσμου.
LXX: for עָבַד

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

δουλόω appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
2
Romans
2
2 Peter
1
Acts
1
Galatians
1
Titus
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 7:15BSB

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

1 Corinthians 9:19BSB

Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

2 Peter 2:19BSB

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

Acts 7:6BSB

God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

Galatians 4:3BSB

So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.

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