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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, , -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, 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. 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 126 times in 118 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Mat 8:9–Luk 15:22)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:9 -

“For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command.[fn] 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.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:24 -

“A disciple[fn] is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:25 -

“It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 -

“The landowner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from? ’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28 -

“ ‘An enemy did this,’ he told them.

“ ‘So, do you want us to go and pull them up? ’ the servants asked him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 -

“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:26 -

“At this, the servant fell facedown before him and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:27 -

“Then the master of that servant had compassion, released him, and forgave him the loan.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 -

“That servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.[fn] He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, ‘Pay what you owe! ’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:32 -

“Then, after he had summoned him, his master said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:27 -

“and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:34 -

“When the time came to harvest fruit, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect his fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:35 -

“The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:36 -

“Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, and they did the same to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:3 -

“He sent his servants to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:4 -

“Again, he sent out other servants and said, ‘Tell those who are invited: See, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 -

“while the rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:8 -

“Then he told his servants, ‘The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10 -

“So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45 -

“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:46 -

“Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48 -

“But if that wicked servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50 -

“that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:14 -

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:19 -

“After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 -

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 -

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26 -

“His master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy servant! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:30 -

“And throw this good-for-nothing servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:51 -

At that moment one of those with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his ear.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:44 -

“and whoever wants to be first among you will be a slave to all.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:2 -

“At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:4 -

“Again he sent another servant to them, and they[fn] hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:34 -

“It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:47 -

One of those who stood by drew his sword, struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his ear.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:29 -

Now, Master,

you can dismiss your servant in peace,

as you promised.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2 -

A centurion’s servant, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3 -

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, requesting him to come and save the life of his servant.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:8 -

“For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under my command. 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.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:10 -

When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:37 -

“Blessed will be those servants the master finds alert when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will get ready,[fn] have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:43 -

“Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:45 -

“But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and starts to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 -

“that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him to pieces[fn] and assign him a place with the unfaithful.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:47 -

“And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it[fn] will be severely beaten.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:17 -

“At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21 -

“So the servant came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:22 -

“ ‘Master,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there’s still room.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:23 -

“Then the master told the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges and make them come in, so that my house may be filled.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:22 -

“But the father told his servants, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.


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