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Lexicon :: Strong's G1397 - douleia

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δουλεία
Transliteration
douleia (Key)
Pronunciation
doo-li'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:261,182

Strong’s Definitions

δουλεία douleía, doo-li'-ah; from G1398; slavery (ceremonially or figuratively):—bondage.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G1397 in the following manner: bondage (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G1397 in the following manner: bondage (5x).

  1. slavery, bondage, the condition of a slave

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δουλεία douleía, doo-li'-ah; from G1398; slavery (ceremonially or figuratively):—bondage.
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.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
8:15; 8:21
Galatians
4:24; 5:1
Hebrews
2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1397 matches the Greek δουλεία (douleia),
which occurs 41 times in 38 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:26 - Let me take my wives and children, for I have earned them by serving you, and let me be on my way. You certainly know how hard I have worked for you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:6 - “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the LORD. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:3 - So Moses said to the people, “This is a day to remember forever—the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. Today the LORD has brought you out by the power of his mighty hand. (Remember, eat no food containing yeast.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:14 - “And in the future, your children will ask you, ‘What does all this mean?’ Then you will tell them, ‘With the power of his mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:2 - “I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:39 - “If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell himself to you, do not treat him as a slave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:45 - For their sakes I will remember my ancient covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of all the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:6 - “I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:12 - be careful not to forget the LORD, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - Rather, it was simply that the LORD loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the LORD rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:14 - Do not become proud at that time and forget the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:5 - The false prophets or visionaries who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the LORD your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will purge the evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:10 - Stone the guilty ones to death because they have tried to draw you away from the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:8 - the LORD sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of slavery in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:40 - Then Saul said, “Jonathan and I will stand over here, and all of you stand over there.”
And the people responded to Saul, “Whatever you think is best.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:6 - “Therefore, please command that cedars from Lebanon be cut for me. Let my men work alongside yours, and I will pay your men whatever wages you ask. As you know, there is no one among us who can cut timber like you Sidonians!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:9 - “And the answer will be, ‘Because his people abandoned the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why the LORD has brought all these disasters on them.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:8 - But they will become his subjects, so they will know the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:18 - Then the priests and Levites were divided into their various divisions to serve at the Temple of God in Jerusalem, as prescribed in the Book of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:20 - and 220 Temple servants. The Temple servants were assistants to the Levites—a group of Temple workers first instituted by King David and his officials. They were all listed by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8 - “But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the LORD our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:9 - For we were slaves, but in his unfailing love our God did not abandon us in our slavery. Instead, he caused the kings of Persia to treat us favorably. He revived us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruins. He has given us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:5 - Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:18 - The provisions I paid for each day included one ox, six choice sheep or goats, and a large number of poultry. And every ten days we needed a large supply of all kinds of wine. Yet I refused to claim the governor’s food allowance because the people already carried a heavy burden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt! But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:32 - “In addition, we promise to obey the command to pay the annual Temple tax of one-eighth of an ounce of silver[fn] for the care of the Temple of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:37 - We will store the produce in the storerooms of the Temple of our God. We will bring the best of our flour and other grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and the best of our new wine and olive oil. And we promise to bring to the Levites a tenth of everything our land produces, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:4 - For my people and I have been sold to those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us. If we had merely been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet, for that would be too trivial a matter to warrant disturbing the king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:14 - You cause grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for people to use.
You allow them to produce food from the earth—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:8 - He covers the heavens with clouds,
provides rain for the earth,
and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 - A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3 - In that wonderful day when the LORD gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:13 - “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors long ago when I rescued them from their slavery in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:3 - Judah has been led away into captivity,
oppressed with cruel slavery.
She lives among foreign nations
and has no place of rest.
Her enemies have chased her down,
and she has nowhere to turn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18 - “Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors’ heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders were raw and blistered. Yet Nebuchadnezzar and his army won no plunder to compensate them for all their work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:4 - For I brought you out of Egypt
and redeemed you from slavery.
I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you.
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