To enslave
δουλόωStrong’s G1402douloō
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Douloō is the Greek word usually translated “enslave”, “have become slaves” and “having become slaves”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”
Meaning
Usually translated “enslave”, “have become slaves” and “having become slaves”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they will enslave 1
- you have become slaves 1
- having become slaves 1
- has bee under bondage 1
- i became servant 1
- held in bondage 1
- enslaved 1
- he has been enslaved 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Acts 1
- Galatians 1
- Titus 1
- 2 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
- Acts 7:6And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
- Romans 6:18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
- Romans 6:22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Greek dictionary
δουλόω douloō · to enslave
δουλόω, -ῶ (δοῦλος), [in LXX for עָבַד ;] to enslave, bring into bondage: Act.7:6 (LXX), 2Pe.2:19; metaphorically, 1Co.9:19; pass., before ἐν, 1Co.7:15; τ. θεῷ, Rom.6:22; τ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Rom.6:18; οἴνῳ, Tit.2:3; ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τ. κόσμου, Gal.4:3 (Cremer, 217).† (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.