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Lexicon :: Strong's G1401 - doulos

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δοῦλος
Transliteration
doulos (Key)
Pronunciation
doo'-los
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

†δοῦλος doûlos, doo'-los; from G1210; a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency):—bond(-man), servant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x

The KJV translates Strong's G1401 in the following manner: servant (120x), bond (6x), bondman (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x
The KJV translates Strong's G1401 in the following manner: servant (120x), bond (6x), bondman (1x).

  1. a slave, bondman, man of servile condition

    1. a slave

    2. metaph., one who gives himself up to another's will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men

    3. devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests

  2. a servant, attendant

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†δοῦλος doûlos, doo'-los; from G1210; a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency):—bond(-man), servant.
STRONGS G1401:
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.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joshua
1:1
Psalms
88:4; 89:4; 89:21
Jeremiah
7:25; 25:4
Joel
2:29; 3:2
Matthew
10:24; 13:27; 18:23; 18:26; 20:27
Mark
10:44
Luke
1:38; 1:48; 2:29; 12:46
John
8:34; 15:15
Acts
2:18; 4:29; 10:36; 16:17
Romans
1:1; 6:17; 6:19; 6:20
1 Corinthians
7:21; 7:23; 12:13
2 Corinthians
4:5
Galatians
1:10; 3:28
Ephesians
6:5; 6:6; 6:8
Philippians
1:1
Colossians
3:11; 3:22; 4:1; 4:12
1 Timothy
6:1
2 Timothy
2:24; 2:24
Titus
1:1; 2:9
James
1:1
2 Peter
1:1; 2:19
Jude
1:1
Revelation
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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1401 matches the Greek δοῦλος (doulos),
which occurs 30 times in 30 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:9 - “For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:24 - “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:25 - “It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub,[fn] how much more will they call those of his household!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - “So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28 - “He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 - “Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:26 - “The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:27 - “Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 - “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:32 - “Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:27 - “And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:34 - “Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:35 - “And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:36 - “Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:3 - “and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:4 - “Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 - “And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:8 - “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10 - “So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45 - “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:46 - “Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48 - “But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50 - “the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:14 - “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:19 - “After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26 - “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:30 - ‘And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:51 - And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
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