verb
doulimō
Greekδουλόω (douloō)
Strong’sG1402
I enslave
stem doul-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| doulitēδεδούλωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | bound | 2× |
| douliratoisδουλωθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | enslaved | 1× |
| doulirētainδεδουλωμένας | has happened · objectperfect 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulimō | doulime | doulimi | doulima | doulimē | doulimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | doulisō | doulise | doulisi | doulisa | doulisē | douliselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulitō | doulite | douliti | doulita | doulitē2×δεδούλωται | doulitelē |
| we 1st person plural | doulinō | douline | doulini | doulina | doulinē | doulinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulivō | doulive | doulivi | douliva1×ἐδουλώθητε | doulivē | doulivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | doulilō | doulile | doulili | doulila | doulilē | doulilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulimeiō | doulimeia | doulimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | douliseiō | douliseia | douliseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | douliteiō | douliteia | douliteiē |
| we 1st person plural | doulineiō | doulineia | doulineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | douliveiō | douliveia | douliveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | doulileiō | doulileia | doulileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | doulisōr | doulisar | doulisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulitōr | doulitar | doulitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulivōr | doulivar | doulivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | doulilōr | doulilar | doulilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | doulimoiō | doulimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | doulisoiō | doulisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | doulitoiō | doulitoia |
| we 1st person plural | doulinoiō | doulinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | doulivoiō | doulivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | douliloiō | 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 |
| acted on passive voice | doulirō | douliri | doulira | doulirē |
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 | doularōtos | doularitos | doularatos | doularētos |
| acted on passive voice | doulirōtos | douliritos | douliratos1× | doulirētos1× |
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
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
doulali“enslave”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:6“enslave”lalata de houtōs tos theos hoti eti tem spermem autou paroikem en gēa allotria, kai doulali autem kai kakali eteim tetrakosioi;God told 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”Eleutheros gar arōtos 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 as possible.
douliva“become slaves”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 6:18“become slaves”eleutheriratois de apo tau hamartau douliva ta dikaiosuna;You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
doulitē“bound”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 7:15“bound”ei de tos apistos chōrizitō, chōrizitōr; ouk doulitē tos adelfos ē tas adelfas en tei toioutei, en de eirēna kalatē nin tos theos.But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
2 Peter 2:19“enslaved”eleutherian autoi epangellerōtois, autois doulois huparcharōtois tau fthorau; ho gar tinos hēttetē, houto kai doulitē.They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
douliratois“enslaved”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 6:22“enslaved”nuni de, eleutheriratois apo tau hamartau douliratois de to theo, echavō ton karpon vu eis hagiasmon, tem de telem zōan aiōnian.But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
doulirētain“slaves”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative plural feminine1×
Titus 2:3“slaves”Presbutiain hōsautōs en katastēme hieroprepain, mē diabolain mēde oino pollo doulirētain, kalodidaskalain,Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.