δοῦλος doulos

Greek word for “slave” · Strong’s G1401 · used 129 times in 120 verses

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Meaning

δοῦλος, -η, -ον; 1. in bondage to, subject to:.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for doulos in context, with how often each is used:

• servant 54
• servants 40
• slaves 14
• slave 13
• handmaid 1
• handmaiden 1
• servant! 1
• handmaidens 1
• slave being 1
• being a slave 1
• bond-servant 1
• bond-servants 1

Where it is used

Also in 9 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 25 (6), Matthew 18 (5), Matthew 22 (5), Luke 12 (5), Matthew 24 (4), Luke 7 (4), Luke 14 (4), Luke 19 (4), Romans 6 (4), Matthew 21 (3)

Forms

• δοῦλος 33
• δοῦλοι 21
• δούλους 18
• δοῦλον 17
• δούλοις 7
• δούλῳ 6
• δούλου 6
• δοῦλε 6
• δούλων 5
• δοῦλός 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with doulos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἐλεύθερος eleutheros “free/freedom” 11
• ἐκεῖνος ekeinos “that” 14
• ἀποστέλλω apostellō “to send” 11
• καλέω kaleō “to call” 8
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 10
• μέγας megas “great” 8
• δέρω derō “to beat up” 4
• γάμος gamos “wedding” 4
• γεωργός geōrgos “farmer” 4
• πιστός pistos “faithful” 5
• ὑπακούω hupakouō “to obey” 4
• εἷς ehis “one” 7

Key verses

The verses using doulos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Romans 1:1 — Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
• Romans 6:17 — But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
• 2 Corinthians 4:5 — For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
• Galatians 3:28 — There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 3:11 — Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
• Colossians 4:12 — Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all…
• James 1:1 — James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
• 2 Peter 1:1 — Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour…
• Jude 1:1 — Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
• Revelation 11:18 — And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants…
• Revelation 15:3 — And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are…
• Revelation 19:2 — For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.