Strong's Greek · G1401

δοῦλος

doûlos

bond(-man), servant

Definition

a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)

Derivation

from G1210 (δέω);

Appears 126 times in Scripture

Matthew 18:32

Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

Matthew 18:28

But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

Matthew 8:9

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

Matthew 18:23

Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

Matthew 18:27

His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

Matthew 18:26

Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

Matthew 13:27

The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

Matthew 21:34

When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

Matthew 20:27

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—

Romans 6:17

But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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