- Transliteration: Douleuo

- Phonetic: dool-yoo'-o

- Definition:

1. to be a slave, serve, do service

a. of a nation in subjection to other nations

2. metaph. to obey, submit to

a. in a good sense, to yield obedience

b. in a bad sense, of those who become slaves to some base power, to yield to, give one's self up to

- Origin: from G1401" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1401

- TDNT entry: 06:21,2

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1401" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1401; to be a slave to (literally or figuratively involuntarily or voluntarily): - be in bondage (do) serve (-ice).