δοῦλος
doulos
“slave”
Definition
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
from G1210 (δέω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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Occurrences
δοῦλος appears 121 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion:Greetings.
Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
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