Fellow slave
σύνδουλοςStrong’s G4889sundoulos
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sundoulos is the Greek word usually translated “fellow servants”, “fellow servant” and “fellow bond-servant”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fellow servants”, “fellow servant” and “fellow bond-servant”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fellow servants 4
- fellow servant 3
- fellow bond-servant 2
- a fellow servant 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Revelation 3
- Colossians 2
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 18:29And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
- Matthew 18:31So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
- Matthew 18:33Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
- Matthew 24:49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
- Colossians 1:7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
- Colossians 4:7All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
Greek dictionary
σύνδουλος sundoulos · fellow slave
σύν-δουλος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Est.4:7, 9 4:17, 23 5:3, 6 6:6, 13 (כְּנָת) * ;] a fellow-servant: Mat.18:28-33 24:49; of servants of the same divine Lord, Col.1:7 4:7, Rev.6:11; so of angels, Rev.19:10 22:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fellowservant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FELLOW-SERV'ANT, noun
One who has the same master.
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.