noun · feminine
doulas
Greekδούλη (doulē)
Strong’sG1399
a female slave, bonds-maid
stem doul-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δούλη, ἡ, v.s. δοῦλος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1399 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddoo'-lay
a female slave (involuntarily or voluntarily)
Fromfeminine of G1401;
King Jameshandmaid(-en).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | doulas1×δούλη | doulais |
| object accusative | doulan | doulain1×δούλας |
| direct address vocative | doular | doulair |
| of, belonging to genitive | doulau1×δούλης | doulaiu |
| to, for dative | doula | doulai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
doula is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
doulas“servant”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 1:38“servant”legata de Mariam; Idou tas doulas kuriou; ginetoia mi kata tem rēmem su. kai aperchata apo autau tos angelos.“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
doulau“servant”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 1:48“servant”hoti epiblepata epi tan tapeinōsian tau doulau autou, idou gar apo tou nun makarizali min pantais tais geneais;For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
doulain“female slaves”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 2:18“female slaves”kai ge epi toin douloin mu kai epi tain doulain mu en tai hēmerai ekeinai ekchami apo teu pneumeu mu, kai profēteuali.Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.