To enslave
δουλαγωγέωStrong’s G1396doulagōgeō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Doulagōgeō is the Greek word usually translated “bring into servitude”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bring into servitude”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bring into servitude 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
δουλαγωγέω doulagōgeō · to enslave
δουλαγωγέω, -ῶ (δοῦλος, ἄγω), to make a slave, bring into bondage: 1Co.9:27 (Cremer, 703).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “enslave” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ENSLA'VE, verb transitive
[from slave.]
To reduce to slavery or bondage; to deprive of liberty and subject to the will of a master. Barbarous nations enslave their prisoners of war, but civilized men barbarously and wickedly purchase men to enslave them.
- To reduce to servitude or subjection.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.