Strong G1402δουλόω
to enslave
- Transliteration
- douloō
- Pronunciation
- doo-lo'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G1401; to enslave (literally or figuratively): - bring into (be under) bondage X given become (make) servant.
Detailed definition
δουλόω, -ῶ
(δοῦλος), [in LXX for עָבַד;]
to enslave, bring into bondage: Act.7:6 (LXX), 2Pe.2:19; metaphorically, 1Co.9:19; pass., before ἐν, 1Co.7:15; τ. θεῷ, Rom.6:22; τ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Rom.6:18; οἴνῳ, Tit.2:3; ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τ. κόσμου, Gal.4:3 (Cremer, 217).†
(AS)
(δοῦλος), [in LXX for עָבַד;]
to enslave, bring into bondage: Act.7:6 (LXX), 2Pe.2:19; metaphorically, 1Co.9:19; pass., before ἐν, 1Co.7:15; τ. θεῷ, Rom.6:22; τ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Rom.6:18; οἴνῳ, Tit.2:3; ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τ. κόσμου, Gal.4:3 (Cremer, 217).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1402 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bondage3
- become2
- bring2
- give1
- make1
- servant1
First verses
- Acts 7:6And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
- Romans 6:18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
- Romans 6:22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
- Galatians 4:3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
- Titus 2:3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
- 2 Peter 2:19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δουλ-όω,
enslave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.27; δουλοῖς καὶ σὲ καὶ πᾶσαν πόλιν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 254, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 467; δ. φρόνημα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.61)]:—mostly in passive, to be enslaved, ὑπὸ Πέρσῃσι, ὑπὸ Ἁρπάγου, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.94, 174, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.98)]; αἱ ψυχαὶ δεδούλωνται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 23; δεδουλωμένοι τῇ γνώμῃ, τὴν γνώμην ἐδουλοῦντο, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.34, 7.71; ἐλεύθερος πᾶς ἑνὶ δεδούλωται, νόμῳ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 699, cf “Sam.” 280)]:—middle (with perfect δεδουλῶσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.82))], make subject to oneself, enslave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 1.18, 5.29, 7.68, 75, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 239d; τὸν ἥσσονα δουλούμεθ᾽ ἄνδρα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 493; ἐπιθυμίαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 838d; τὸ ἑαυτοῦ θειότατον ὑπὸ τῷ ἀθεωτάτῳ.. δουλοῦται [prev. author] “R.” 589e.)]
enslave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.27; δουλοῖς καὶ σὲ καὶ πᾶσαν πόλιν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 254, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 467; δ. φρόνημα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.61)]:—mostly in passive, to be enslaved, ὑπὸ Πέρσῃσι, ὑπὸ Ἁρπάγου, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.94, 174, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.98)]; αἱ ψυχαὶ δεδούλωνται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 23; δεδουλωμένοι τῇ γνώμῃ, τὴν γνώμην ἐδουλοῦντο, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.34, 7.71; ἐλεύθερος πᾶς ἑνὶ δεδούλωται, νόμῳ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 699, cf “Sam.” 280)]:—middle (with perfect δεδουλῶσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.82))], make subject to oneself, enslave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 1.18, 5.29, 7.68, 75, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 239d; τὸν ἥσσονα δουλούμεθ᾽ ἄνδρα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 493; ἐπιθυμίαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 838d; τὸ ἑαυτοῦ θειότατον ὑπὸ τῷ ἀθεωτάτῳ.. δουλοῦται [prev. author] “R.” 589e.)]