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Lexicon :: Strong's G1398 - douleuō

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δουλεύω
Transliteration
douleuō (Key)
Pronunciation
dool-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
25x in 13 unique form(s) TR
25x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
125x in 36 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:261,182

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).

  1. to be a slave, serve, do service

    1. of a nation in subjection to other nations

  2. 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).
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24 - 'None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:29 - and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:13 - 'No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:33 - They answered him, 'Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say -- Ye shall become free?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:7 - and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:19 - serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:6 - this knowing, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:6 - and now we have ceased from the law, that being dead in which we were held, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:25 - I thank God -- through Jesus Christ our Lord; so then, I myself indeed with the mind do serve the law of God, and with the flesh, the law of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:12 - 'The greater shall serve the less;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:11 - in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:18 - for he who in these things is serving the Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:18 - for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:8 - But then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - and now, having known God -- and rather being known by God -- how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:25 - for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and doth correspond to the Jerusalem that now is, and is in servitude with her children,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:13 - For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:7 - with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:22 - and the proof of him ye know, that as a child serveth a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:24 - having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance -- for the Lord Christ ye serve;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:2 - and those having believing masters, let them not slight them, because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;
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