STRONGS G1400:
δοῦλος,
-η,
-ον, (derived by most from
δέω, to tie, bind; by some from
ΔΕΛΩ, to ensnare, capture, [(?) others besides; cf. Vanicek, p. 322]);
serving, subject to:
παρεστήσατε τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν δοῦλα τῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ,
Romans 6:19. Then substantively,
ἡ δούλη,
a female slave, bondmaid, handmaid:
τοῦ θεοῦ,
τοῦ κυρίου, one who worships God and submits to him,
Acts 2:18 (from
Joel 2:29 (
Joel 3:2));
Luke 1:38,
48.
ὁ δοῦλος,
Sept. for
עֶבֶד;
1. a slave, bondman, man of servile condition;
a. properly: opposed to
ἐλεύθερος,
1 Corinthians 7:21;
1 Corinthians 12:13;
Galatians 3:28;
Ephesians 6:8;
Colossians 3:11;
Revelation 6:15;
Revelation 13:16;
Revelation 19:18; opposed to
κύριος,
δεσπότης,
οἰκοδεσπότης,
Matthew 10:24;
Matthew 13:27;
Luke 12:46;
John 15:15;
Ephesians 6:5;
Colossians 3:22;
Colossians 4:1;
1 Timothy 6:1;
Titus 2:9, and very often.
b. metaphorically,
α. one who gives himself up wholly to another's will, 1 Corinthians 7:23; or dominion,
τῆς ἁμαρτίας,
John 8:34;
Romans 6:17,
20;
τῆς φθορᾶς,
2 Peter 2:19,
(τῶν ἡδονῶν,
Athen. 12, p. 531 c.;
τῶν χρημάτων, Plutarch, Pelop c. 3;
τοῦ πίνειν, Aelian v. h. 2, 41).
β. the
δοῦλοι Χριστοῦ,
τοῦ Χριστοῦ,
Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, are those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men: used of apostles,
Romans 1:1;
Galatians 1:10;
Philippians 1:1;
2 Timothy 2:24;
Titus 1:1;
James 1:1;
2 Peter 1:1; of other preachers and teachers of the gospel,
Colossians 4:12;
2 Timothy 2:24;
Jude 1:1; of the true worshippers of Christ (who is
κύριος πάντων,
Acts 10:36),
Ephesians 6:6. The
δοῦλοι τοῦ θεοῦ,
יְהוָה עַבְדֵי, are those whose agency God employs in executing his purposes: used of apostles,
Acts 4:29;
Acts 16:17; of Moses (
Joshua 1:1),
Revelation 15:3; of prophets (
Jeremiah 7:25;
Jeremiah 25:4),
Revelation 1:1;
Revelation 10:7;
Revelation 11:18; of all who obey God's commands, his true worshippers,
Luke 2:29;
Revelation 2:20;
Revelation 7:3;
Revelation 19:2,
5;
Revelation 22:3,
6; (Psalm 33:23 (Ps. 34:23); Psalm 68:37 (Ps. 69:37);
Psalm 88:4, 21 (
Ps. 89:4,
21)).
γ. δοῦλος τινος, devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests:
Matthew 20:27;
Mark 10:44; strenuously laboring for another's salvation,
2 Corinthians 4:5.
2. a servant, attendant, (of a king):
Matthew 18:23,
26ff. [
Synonym: see
διάκονος.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Joshua
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1:1
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Psalms
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88:4; 89:4; 89:21
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Jeremiah
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7:25; 25:4
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Joel
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2:29; 3:2
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Matthew
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10:24; 13:27; 18:23; 18:26; 20:27
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Mark
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10:44
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Luke
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1:38; 1:48; 2:29; 12:46
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John
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8:34; 15:15
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Acts
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2:18; 4:29; 10:36; 16:17
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Romans
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1:1; 6:17; 6:19; 6:20
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1 Corinthians
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7:21; 7:23; 12:13
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2 Corinthians
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4:5
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Galatians
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1:10; 3:28
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Ephesians
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6:5; 6:6; 6:8
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Philippians
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1:1
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Colossians
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3:11; 3:22; 4:1; 4:12
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1 Timothy
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6:1
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2 Timothy
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2:24; 2:24
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Titus
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1:1; 2:9
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James
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1:1
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2 Peter
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1:1; 2:19
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Jude
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1:1
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Revelation
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1:1; 2:20; 6:15; 7:3; 10:7; 11:18; 13:16; 15:3; 19:2; 19:5; 19:18; 22:3; 22:6