Lexicon :: Strong's G1398 - douleuō

δουλεύω

Transliteration

douleuō (Key)

Pronunciation

dool-yoo'-o

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

From δοῦλος (G1401)

Greek Inflections of δουλεύω [?]

mGNT
25x in 13 unique form(s) TR
25x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
125x in 36 unique form(s)

δεδουλεύκαμεν — 1x

δουλεύει — 1x

δουλεύειν — 8x

δουλεύετε — 2x

δουλευέτωσαν — 1x

δουλεύοντες — 3x

δουλεύουσιν — 1x

δουλεύσει — 1x

δουλεύσωσιν — 1x

δουλεύω — 2x

δουλεύων — 2x

ἐδουλεύσατε — 1x

ἐδούλευσεν — 1x

δεδουλεύκαμεν — 1x

δουλεύει — 1x

δουλεύειν — 8x

δουλεύετε — 2x

δουλευέτωσαν — 1x

δουλεύοντες — 3x

δουλεύουσιν — 1x

δουλεύσει — 1x

δουλεύσουσιν — 1x

δουλεύω — 2x

δουλεύων — 2x

ἐδουλεύσατε — 1x

ἐδούλευσεν — 1x

δεδούλευκά — 3x

δεδούλευκα — 1x

δούλευε — 2x

δουλεύειν — 14x

δουλεύοντα — 2x

δουλεύοντές — 4x

δουλεύοντες — 1x

δουλεύοντός — 1x

δουλεύοντος — 2x

δουλεύουσιν — 2x

δουλεῦσαι — 1x

δουλεύσατε — 7x

δουλευσάτωσάν — 1x

δουλεύσει — 8x

δουλεύσεις — 3x

δουλεύσετε — 3x

δουλεύσῃς — 2x

δουλεύσητε — 3x

δουλεύσομέν — 4x

δουλεύσομεν — 4x

δουλεύσουσίν — 2x

δουλεύσουσιν — 5x

δουλεύσω — 4x

δουλεύσωμεν — 1x

δουλεύσωσιν — 2x

δουλεύων — 3x

ἐδούλευον — 3x

ἐδούλευσά — 1x

ἐδούλευσα — 2x

ἐδουλεύσαμεν — 1x

ἐδούλευσάν — 2x

ἐδούλευσαν — 15x

ἐδούλευσας — 1x

ἐδουλεύσατε — 1x

ἐδούλευσέν — 2x

ἐδούλευσεν — 12x

Dictionary Aids

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TDNT Reference: 2:261,182

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

δουλεύω douleúō, dool-yoo'-o; from G1401; to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary):—be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G1398 in the following manner: serve (18x), be in bondage (4x), do service (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G1398 in the following manner: serve (18x), be in bondage (4x), do service (3x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to be a slave, serve, do service
1. of a nation in subjection to other nations
metaph. to obey, submit to
1. in a good sense, to yield obedience
2. in a bad sense, of those who become slaves to some base power, to yield to, give one's self up to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

δουλεύω douleúō, dool-yoo'-o; from G1401; to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary):—be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G1398:

δουλεύω; future δουλεύσω; 1 aorist ἐδούλευσα; perfect δεδούλευκα; (δοῦλος); Sept. for עָבַד;
1. properly, to be a slave, serve, do service: absolutely, Ephesians 6:7; 1 Timothy 6:2; τινί Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; Romans 9:12; said of nations in subjection to other nations, John 8:33; Acts 7:7; men are said δουλεύειν who bear the yoke of the Mosaic law, Galatians 4:25 (see δουλεία).
2. metaphorically, to obey, submit to;
a. in a good sense: absolutely, to yield obedience, Romans 7:6; τινί, to obey one's commands and render to him the services due, Luke 15:29; God: Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; κυρίῳ and τῷ κυρίῳ, Acts 20:19; Romans 12:11 (not Rec.^st, see below); Ephesians 6:7; Christ: Romans 14:18; Colossians 3:24; νόμῳ θεοῦ, according to the context, feel myself bound to, Romans 7:25; τοῖς θεοῖς, to worship gods, Galatians 4:8; τῷ καιρῷ (Anth. 9, 441, 6), wisely adapt oneself to, Romans 12:11 Rec.^st (see above), cf. Fritzsche at the passage; perform services of kindness and Christian love: ἀλλήλοις, Galatians 5:13; used of those who zealously advance the interests of anything: ὡς πατρὶ τέκνον σὺν ἐμοὶ ἐδούλευσεν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον equivalent to ὡς πατρὶ τέκνον δουλεύει, ἐμοὶ ἐδούλευσεν καὶ οὕτω σὺν ἐμοὶ ἐδούλ., etc. Philippians 2:22 [Winers Grammar, 422 (393); 577 (537)].
b. in a bad sense, of those who become slaves to some base power, to yield to, give oneself up to: τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, Romans 6:6; νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας, Romans 7:25; ἐπιθυμίαις κ. ἡδοναῖς, Titus 3:3, (Xenophon, mem. 1, 5, 5; Apology Socrates 16; Plato, Phaedrus, p. 238 e.; Polybius 17, 15, 16; Herodian, 1, 17, 22 [9, Bekker edition]); τῇ κοιλίᾳ, Romans 16:18, (γαστρί, Anthol. 11, 410, 4; Xenophon, mem. 1, 6, 8; abdomini servire, Seneca, de benef. 7, 26, 4; ventri obedire, Sall. [Cat. 1:1]); μαμωνᾷ, to devote oneself to getting wealth: Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13. τοῖς στοιχείοις τοῦ κόσμου, Galatians 4:9.

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 6:24; 6:24; 6:24
Luke: 15:29; 16:13; 16:13; 16:13
John: 8:33
Acts: 7:7; 20:19
Romans: 6:6; 7:6; 7:25; 7:25; 9:12; 12:11; 12:11; 14:18; 16:18
Galatians: 4:8; 4:9; 4:25; 5:13
Ephesians: 6:7; 6:7
Philippians: 2:22
Colossians: 3:24
1 Thessalonians: 1:9
1 Timothy: 6:2
Titus: 3:3

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G1398 matches the Greek δουλεύω (douleuō),
which occurs 25 times in 23 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 6:24

Mat 6:24 - No man can serve^G1398 two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve^G1398 God and mammon.

Luk 15:29

Luk 15:29 - And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve^G1398 thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Luk 16:13

Luk 16:13 - No servant can serve^G1398 two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve^G1398 God and mammon.

Jhn 8:33

Jhn 8:33 - They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were^G1398 ➔ never in bondage^G1398 to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

Act 7:7

Act 7:7 - And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage^G1398 will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

Act 20:19

Act 20:19 - Serving^G1398 the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

Rom 6:6

Rom 6:6 - Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should^G1398 ➔ not serve^G1398 sin.

Rom 7:6

Rom 7:6 - But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve^G1398 in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

Rom 7:25

Rom 7:25 - I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve^G1398 the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Rom 9:12

Rom 9:12 - It was said unto her, The elder shall serve^G1398 the younger.

Rom 12:11

Rom 12:11 - Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving^G1398 the Lord;

Rom 14:18

Rom 14:18 - For he that in these things serveth^G1398 Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

Rom 16:18

Rom 16:18 - For they that are such serve^G1398 not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Gal 4:8

Gal 4:8 - Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service^G1398 unto them which by nature are no gods.

Gal 4:9

Gal 4:9 - But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?^G1398

Gal 4:25

Gal 4:25 - For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage^G1398 with her children.

Gal 5:13

Gal 5:13 - For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve^G1398 one another.

Eph 6:7

Eph 6:7 - With good will doing service,^G1398 as to the Lord, and not to men:

Phl 2:22

Phl 2:22 - But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served^G1398 with me in the gospel.

Col 3:24

Col 3:24 - Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve^G1398 the Lord Christ.

1Th 1:9

1Th 1:9 - For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve^G1398 the living and true God;

1Ti 6:2

1Ti 6:2 - And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service,^G1398 because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

Tit 3:3

Tit 3:3 - For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving^G1398 divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.