Strong G1400δοῦλον
slave
- Transliteration
- doulon
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
servant, slave; in the NT a person owned as a possession for various lengths of times (Hebrew slaves no more than seven years, Gentile slaves without time limit), of lower social status than free persons or masters; slaves could earn or purchase their freedom
a male slave, or servant, of various degrees, Mt. 8:9, and frequently; a servitor, person of mean condition, Phil. 2:7; feminine δούλη, a female slave; a handmaiden, Lk. 1:38, 48; Acts 2:18; δοῦλος, used figuratively, in a bad sense, one involved in moral or spiritual thraldom, Jn. 8:34; Rom. 6:17, 20; 1Cor. 7:23; 2Pet. 2:19; in a good sense, a devoted servant or minister, Acts 16:17; Rom. 1:1; one pledged or bound to serve, 1Cor. 7:22; 2Cor. 4:5
a male slave, or servant, of various degrees, Mt. 8:9, and frequently; a servitor, person of mean condition, Phil. 2:7; feminine δούλη, a female slave; a handmaiden, Lk. 1:38, 48; Acts 2:18; δοῦλος, used figuratively, in a bad sense, one involved in moral or spiritual thraldom, Jn. 8:34; Rom. 6:17, 20; 1Cor. 7:23; 2Pet. 2:19; in a good sense, a devoted servant or minister, Acts 16:17; Rom. 1:1; one pledged or bound to serve, 1Cor. 7:22; 2Cor. 4:5
Related words
Same identity
Detailed Greek dictionary
δοῦλος
A, Cretan dialect δῶλος [Refs (“Leg.Gort.” 1.1, +others)], ὁ:—properly born bondman or slave, opposed to one made a slave, τὰ ἀνδράποδα πάντα καὶ δοῦλα καὶ ἐλεύθερα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.28, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 330)]: then, generally, bondman, slave, opposed to δεσπότης (which see): not in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)], who twice has feminine δούλη, ἡ, bondwoman, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.409, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.12, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1326, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.1.4, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 395e, etc.)]: frequently of Persians and other nations subject to a despot, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus, etc.)]; οὔ τινος δοῦλοι κέκληνται, of the Greeks, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 242: _metaphorically_, χρημάτων δ.)] slaves to money, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 865; so γνάθου δ. [prev. author] “fragment” 282.5; τῶν αἰεὶ ἀτόπων 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.38)]; λιχνειῶν, λαγνειῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 1.22, compare “Mem.” 1.3.11.)]
A.II adjective (not in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus))], δοῦλος, η, ον, slavish, servile, subject, δ. πόλις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 917, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.29; γνώμαισι δούλαις 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 53; δ. ἔχειν βίον [prev. work] 302)]; σῶμα δ., opposed to νοῦς ἐλεύθερος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “fragment” 940; τοὺς τρόπους δούλους παρασχεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 877)]; δ. θάνατος, ζυγόν, πούς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Or.” 1170, “Tr.” 678, 507; δ. καὶ τυραννουμένη πόλις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 577d; δ. ἡδοναί, ={δουλοπρεπεῖς}, [prev. work] 587c, etc.: _comparative_ δουλότερος)] more enslaved, Αἴγυπτον δ. ποιεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.7.)]
A.II.2 τὸ δ., ={οἱ δοῦλοι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 983, etc.)]; also, slavery, a slavish life, [Refs ([prev. work] 556 (troch.).)]
A.II.3 ancillary, δ. ἐπιστῆμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 996b11.)]
A, Cretan dialect δῶλος [Refs (“Leg.Gort.” 1.1, +others)], ὁ:—properly born bondman or slave, opposed to one made a slave, τὰ ἀνδράποδα πάντα καὶ δοῦλα καὶ ἐλεύθερα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.28, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 330)]: then, generally, bondman, slave, opposed to δεσπότης (which see): not in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)], who twice has feminine δούλη, ἡ, bondwoman, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.409, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.12, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1326, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.1.4, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 395e, etc.)]: frequently of Persians and other nations subject to a despot, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus, etc.)]; οὔ τινος δοῦλοι κέκληνται, of the Greeks, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 242: _metaphorically_, χρημάτων δ.)] slaves to money, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 865; so γνάθου δ. [prev. author] “fragment” 282.5; τῶν αἰεὶ ἀτόπων 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.38)]; λιχνειῶν, λαγνειῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 1.22, compare “Mem.” 1.3.11.)]
A.II adjective (not in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus))], δοῦλος, η, ον, slavish, servile, subject, δ. πόλις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 917, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.29; γνώμαισι δούλαις 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 53; δ. ἔχειν βίον [prev. work] 302)]; σῶμα δ., opposed to νοῦς ἐλεύθερος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “fragment” 940; τοὺς τρόπους δούλους παρασχεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 877)]; δ. θάνατος, ζυγόν, πούς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Or.” 1170, “Tr.” 678, 507; δ. καὶ τυραννουμένη πόλις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 577d; δ. ἡδοναί, ={δουλοπρεπεῖς}, [prev. work] 587c, etc.: _comparative_ δουλότερος)] more enslaved, Αἴγυπτον δ. ποιεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.7.)]
A.II.2 τὸ δ., ={οἱ δοῦλοι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 983, etc.)]; also, slavery, a slavish life, [Refs ([prev. work] 556 (troch.).)]
A.II.3 ancillary, δ. ἐπιστῆμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 996b11.)]