Female slave
δούληStrong’s G1401doulē
Appears in 121 verses of the New Testament
In short
Doulē is the Greek word usually translated “servant”, “servants” and “slaves”. It appears in 121 verses of the New Testament.
“Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “servant”, “servants” and “slaves”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- servant 41
- servants 39
- slaves 14
- a servant 13
- slave 7
- a slave 6
- the servants 1
- handmaid 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 30
- Luke 28
- Revelation 13
- John 9
- Mark 5
- Romans 5
21 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 1:1In contextPaul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
- Titus 2:9In contextExhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
- Philemon 1:16In contextNot now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
- 2 Peter 1:1In contextSimon 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 Jesus Christ:
- 2 Peter 2:19In contextWhile they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
- Jude 1:1In contextJude, 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:
All 121 verses, by book
- Matthew 30
- 8:910:2410:2513:2713:2818:2318:2618:2718:2818:3220:2721:3421:3521:3622:322:422:622:822:1024:4524:4624:4824:5025:1425:1925:2125:2325:2625:3026:51
- Luke 28
- 1:381:482:297:27:37:87:1012:3712:3812:4312:4512:4612:4714:1714:2114:2214:2315:2217:717:917:1019:1319:1519:1719:2220:1020:1122:50
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 4:5
- 1 Timothy 1
- 6:1
- 2 Timothy 1
- 2:24
- Philemon 1
- 1:16
- James 1
- 1:1
- 1 Peter 1
- 2:16
- Jude 1
- 1:1
Greek dictionary
δούλη doulē · female slave
δούλη, ἡ, see: δοῦλος. δοῦλος, -η, -ον, [in LXX, ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ὁ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה ,אָמָה ;] 1. in bondage to, subject to: Rom.6:19. 2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave; (a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid (Cremer, 702; DB, iii, 215): Luk.1:38, 48 Act.2:18" (LXX) ; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “servant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SERV'ANT, verb transitive
To subject. [Not in use.]
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.