verb
doulomō
Strong’sG1402
I enslave
stem doul-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δουλόω, -ῶ
(< δοῦλος), [in LXX for עבד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1402 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddoo-lo'-o
to enslave (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G1401;
King Jamesbring into (be under) bondage, X given, become (make) servant.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
enslave, Refs 5th c.BC+:—mostly in passive, to be enslaved, ὑπὸ Πέρσῃσι, ὑπὸ Ἁρπάγου, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἱ ψυχαὶ δεδούλωνται Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle (with perfect δεδουλῶσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+, make subject to oneself, enslave, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| doulaliδουλώσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | enslave | 1× |
| doulamaἐδούλωσα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | made … aslave | 1× |
| doulivaἐδουλώθητε | happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural | become slaves | 1× |
| doulotēδεδούλωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | bound | 2× |
| doulirantoisδουλωθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | enslaved | 1× |
| doulorēntainδεδουλωμένας | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative plural feminine | slaves | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulamō | doulame | doulami | doulama1×ἐδούλωσα | doulamē | doulamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | doulasō | doulase | doulasi | doulasa | doulasē | doulaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulatō | doulate | doulati | doulata | doulatē | doulatelē |
| we 1st person plural | doulanō | doulane | doulani | doulana | doulanē | doulanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulavō | doulave | doulavi | doulava | doulavē | doulavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | doulalō | doulale | doulali1×δουλώσουσιν | doulala | doulalē | doulalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulomō | doulome | doulomē | doulomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | doulosō | doulose | doulosē | douloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulotō | doulote | doulotē2×δεδούλωται | doulotelē |
| we 1st person plural | doulonō | doulone | doulonē | doulonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulovō | doulove | doulovē | doulovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | doulolō | doulole | doulolē | doulolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulimi | doulima |
| you 2nd person singular | doulisi | doulisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | douliti | doulita |
| we 1st person plural | doulini | doulina |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulivi | douliva1×ἐδουλώθητε |
| they 3rd person plural | doulili | doulila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulameiō | doulameia | doulameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | doulaseiō | doulaseia | doulaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulateiō | doulateia | doulateiē |
| we 1st person plural | doulaneiō | doulaneia | doulaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulaveiō | doulaveia | doulaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | doulaleiō | doulaleia | doulaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulomeiō | doulomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | douloseiō | douloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | douloteiō | douloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | douloneiō | douloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | douloveiō | douloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | douloleiō | douloleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | douliseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | douliteia |
| we 1st person plural | doulineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | douliveia |
| they 3rd person plural | doulileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | doulasōr | doulasar | doulasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulatōr | doulatar | doulatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulavōr | doulavar | doulavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | doulalōr | doulalar | doulalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | doulosōr | doulosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulotōr | doulotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulovōr | doulovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | doulolōr | doulolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | doulisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulivar |
| they 3rd person plural | doulilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulamoiō | doulamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | doulasoiō | doulasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulatoiō | doulatoia |
| we 1st person plural | doulanoiō | doulanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulavoiō | doulavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | doulaloiō | doulaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | doulosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | doulonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | douloloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | doulisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulitoia |
| we 1st person plural | doulinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | douliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | doularō | doulari | doulara | doularē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | doulorō | doulorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | douliri | doulira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | doularōntos | doularintos | doularantos | doularēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | doulorōntos | doulorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | doulirintos | doulirantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
doul 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
doulali“enslave”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:6“enslave”… autou paroikem en gēa allotria, kai doulali autem kai kakali eteim tetrakosioi;… him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
doulama“made … aslave”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 9:19“made … aslave”… gar arōntos ek pantoiu pantoi miauton doulama, hina toin polloteroin kerdainameia;Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many …
douliva“become slaves”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 6:18eleutherirantois de apo tau hamartau douliva ta dikaiosuna;… set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
doulotē“bound”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 7:15… de tos apistos chōrizotō, chōrizotōr; ouk doulotē tos adelfos ē tas adelfas en …… believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called …
2 Peter 2:19“enslaved”… ho gar tinos hēttotē, houto kai doulotē.… to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
doulirantois“enslaved”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 6:22“enslaved”nuni de, eleutherirantois apo tau hamartau doulirantois de to theo, echavō ton karpon …But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap …
doulorēntain“slaves”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative plural feminine1×
Titus 2:3“slaves”… hieroprepain, mē diabolain mēde oino pollo doulorēntain, kalodidaskalain,… to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers …