Definition
δουλόω, -ῶ
(δοῦλος), [in LXX for עָבַד ;]
to enslave, bring into bondage: Acts 7:6 (LXX), 2 Peter 2:19; metaphorically, 1 Corinthians 9:19; pass., before ἐν, 1 Corinthians 7:15; τ. θεῷ, Romans 6:22; τ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Romans 6:18; οἴνῳ, Titus 2:3; ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τ. κόσμου, Galatians 4:3 (Cremer, 217).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δουλόω:
- עָבַדa.vad“to serve”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Acts 7:6δουλώσουσιν · they would be enslavedGod told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- Romans 6:18ἐδουλώθητε · [and] have become slavesYou have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
- Romans 6:22δουλωθέντες · have become slavesBut now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15δεδούλωται · is not boundBut if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19ἐδούλωσα · I make myself a slaveThough I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
- Galatians 4:3δεδουλωμένοι · enslavedSo also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
- Titus 2:3δεδουλωμένας · addictedOlder women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
- 2 Peter 2:19δεδούλωται · a man is a slaveThey promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.