noun · feminine
douleias
Greekδουλεία (douleia)
Strong’sG1397
slavery, bondage
stem doulei-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δουλεία (T, -λία), -ας, ἡ
(< δουλεύω), [in LXX, as Ex 13:3, for עֶבֶד and cognates;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1397 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddoo-li'-ah
slavery (ceremonially or figuratively)
Fromfrom G1398;
King Jamesbondage.
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 | douleias | douleiais |
| object accusative | douleian1×δουλείαν | douleiain |
| direct address vocative | douleiar | douleiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | douleiau4×δουλείας | douleiaiu |
| to, for dative | douleia | douleiai |
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
douleia 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
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
douleian“slavery”objectaccusative singular1×
Galatians 4:24“slavery”hotineim atō allēgorirōteim; houtais gar alō duo diathēkais, henas men apo oreu Sina, eis douleian gennarōtas, hotinas atō Hagar,These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
douleiau“slavery”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Romans 8:15“slavery”ouk gar lambava pneumem douleiau palin eis fobon, alla lambava pneumem huiothesiau en he krazanō; Abba tor patēror;For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Romans 8:21“bondage”hoti kai autas tas ktisias eleutheriti apo tau douleiau tau fthorau eis tan eleutherian tau doxau teiu tekneiu tou theou.that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
Galatians 5:1“slavery”ta eleutheria nin Christos eleutherata; stēkavōr oun kai mē palin zugo douleiau enechivōr.It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
Hebrews 2:15“slavery”kai apallassateia houtoin, hosois fobo thanatou dia panteu teu zōarō enochois ale douleiau.and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.