δούλη

δούλη, ἡ, see: δοῦλος.

δοῦλος, -η, -ον,

[in LXX, ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ὁ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה ,אָמָה ;]

1. in bondage to, subject to: Romans 6:19.

2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave;

(a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid (Cremer, 702; DB, iii, 215): Luke 1:38, 48, Acts 2:18" (LXX) ;

(b) masc., ὁ δ., a slave, bond-man: Matthew 8:9; 18:23, al.; opposite to ἐλεύθερος, 1 Corinthians 7:22; 12:13, Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 6:8, Colossians 3:11, Revelation 6:15; 13:16; 19:18; opposite to κύριος, δεσπότης, οἰκοδεσπότης, Matthew 10:24; 13:27, 28, Luke 12:46, John 15:15, Ephesians 6:5, Colossians 3:22; 4:1, al.; metaphorically, δ. Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Χρ., Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Romans 1:1, 1 Corinthians 7:22, Galatians 1:10, Ephesians 6:6, Philippians 1:1, Colossians 4:12, James 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1, Jude 1; δ. τ. θεοῦ, τ. κυρίου, Acts 16:17, 2 Timothy 2:24, Titus 1:1, 1 Peter 2:16, Revelation 7:3; 15:3; δ. πονηρός, ἀχρεῖος, κακός, Matthew 18:32; 24:48; 25:26, 30, Luke 17:10; 19:22; δ. ἁμαρτίας, John 8:34, Romans 6:17, 20; τ. φθορᾶς, 2 Peter 2:19.

Synonyms: διάκονος (q.V.), θεράπων, ὐπηρέτης (see DB, iii, 377; iv, 461, 469; DCG, i, 221; ii, 613; Cremer, 215, 702).