STRONGS G1397:
δουλεία (
Tdf. -ια, [see
Ι, ι]),
-ας,
ἡ, (
δουλεύω);
slavery, bondage, the condition of a slave:
τῆς φθορᾶς, the bondage which consists in decay [Winers Grammar, § 59, 8 a., cf. Buttmann, 78 (68)], equivalent to the law, the necessity, of perishing,
Romans 8:21; used of the slavish sense of fear, devoid alike of buoyancy of spirit and of trust in God, such as is produced by the thought of death,
Hebrews 2:15, as well as by the Mosaic law in its votaries,
Romans 8:15 (
πνεῦμα δουλείας); the Mosaic system is said to cause
δουλεία on account of the grievous burdens its precepts impose upon its adherents:
Galatians 4:24;
Galatians 5:1. [From Pindar down.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Romans
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8:15; 8:21
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Galatians
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4:24; 5:1
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Hebrews
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2:15