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doulos

Greekδοῦλος (doulos)

Strong’sG1401

a male slave

stem doul-126 times in the New Testamentin 21 of 27 books10 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

servant53×servants37×slave19×slaves15×male slavesservant’s

What it means

δοῦλος, -η, -ον,

[in LXX, ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ἡ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה,אָמָה;]

1. in bondage to, subject to: Ro 6:19.
2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave;
(a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid (Cremer, 702; DB, iii, 215): Lk 1:38, 48, Ac 2:18 (LXX);
(b) masc., ὁ δ., a slave, bondman: Mt 8:9 18:23, al.; opp. to ἐλεύθερος, I Co 7:22 12:13, Ga 3:28, Eph 6:8, Col 3:11, Re 6:15 13:16 19:18; opp. to κύριος, δεσπότης, οἰκοδεσπότης, Mt 10:24 13:27, 28, Lk 12:46, Jo 15:15, Eph 6:5, Col 3:22 4:1, al.; metaph., δ. Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Χρ., Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Ro 1:1, I Co 7:22, Ga 1:10, Eph 6:6, Phl 1:1, Col 4:12, Ja 1:1, II Pe 1:1, Ju 1; δ. τ. θεοῦ, τ. κυρίου, Ac 16:17, II Ti 2:24, Tit 1:1, I Pe 2:16, Re 7:3 15:3; δ. πονηρός, ἀχρεῖος, κακός, Mt 18:32 24:48 25:26, 30, Lk 17:10 19:22; δ. ἁμαρτίας, Jo 8:34, Ro 6:17, 20; τ. φθορᾶς, II Pe 2:19.

SYN.: διάκονος (q.v.), θεράπων, ὐπηρέτης (v. DB, iii, 377; iv, 461, 469; DCG, i, 221; ii, 613; Cremer, 215, 702).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1401 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddoo'-los

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

Fromfrom G1210;

King Jamesbond(-man), servant.

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 caseone singularmore than one plural
subject nominativedoulos35×δοῦλοςdoulois19×δοῦλοι
object accusativedoulon18×δοῦλονdouloin19×δούλους
direct address vocativedoulorδοῦλεdouloirδοῦλοι
of, belonging to genitivedoulouδούλουdouloiuδούλων
to, for dativedouloδούλῳdouloiδούλοις
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
doulstem+ogender+snruits job in the sentence case+ione · more than one number

doulo 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

doulimō — δουλόω, I enslavedoulas — δούλη, a female slave, bonds-maid

Where it appears

126 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader

doulos“servant”subjectnominative singular35×, 17 shown

Matthew 10:24“slave”Ouk atō mathētos huper ton didaskalon oude doulos huper ton kurion autou.A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

Matthew 10:25“slave”arketem to mathēto hina gineteia hōs tos didaskalos autou, kai tos doulos hōs tos kurios autou. ei ton oikodespoton Beelzeboul epikalala, pose mallon toin oikiakoin autou.It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

Matthew 18:26“servant”piptaratos oun tos doulos proskunate auto legarōtos; Makrothumasar epi mi, kai panteim apodōami si.Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

Matthew 18:28“servant”exercharatos de tos doulos ekeinos heuriskata henon toiu sundouloiu autou hos ofeilate auto hekaton dēnarieim, kai krataratos auton pnigate legarōtos; Apodōasar ei tinem ofeilasō.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 20:27“slave”kai hos an thelateiō en vi arō prōtos eti vu doulos;and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave —

Matthew 24:45“servant”Tinos ara atō tos pistos doulos kai fronimos hon kathistanata tos kurios epi tau oiketeiau autou teu dōara autoi tan trofēan en kairo?Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

Matthew 24:46“servant”makarios tos doulos ekeinos hon ercharatos tos kurios autou heuriskati houtōs poiarōton;Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

Matthew 24:48“servant”ean de legateia tos kakos doulos ekeinos en ta kardia autou; Chronizatō mu tos kurios,But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

Mark 10:44“slave”kai hos an thelateiō en vi arō prōtos, eti pantoiu doulos;and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.

Luke 7:2“servant”Hekatontarchēou de tinou doulos kakōs echarōtos mellate teleutarō, hos ate auto entimos.There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

Luke 12:43“servant”makarios tos doulos ekeinos, hon ercharatos tos kurios autou heuriskati poiarōton houtōs;Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

Luke 12:45“servant”ean de legateia tos doulos ekeinos en ta kardia autou; Chronizatō tos kurios mu ercherō, kai archeteia tuptarō toin paidoin kai tain paidiskain, esthiarō tē kai pinarō kai methuskirō,But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

Luke 12:47“servant”ekeinos de tos doulos tos gnōskaratos tem thelēmem tou kuriou autou kai mē hetoimazaratos ē poiaratos pros tem thelēmem autou deriti pollain;That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

Luke 14:21“servant”kai paragineratos tos doulos apangellata to kurio autou houteim. tote orgiziratos tos oikodespotos legata to doulo autou; Exerchasar tacheōs eis tain plateiain kai rumain tau politau, kai toin ptōchoin kai anapēroin kai tufloin kai chōloin eisagasar hōde.The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

Luke 14:22“servant”kai legata tos doulos; Kurior, ginatē hem epitassasa, kai ēti topos atō.‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

John 8:34“slave”Apokrinita autoi tos Iēsus; Amēn amēn legamō vi hoti pantos tos poiarōtos tan hamartan doulos atō tau hamartau;Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

John 8:35“slave”tos de doulos ouk menatō en ta oikia eis ton aiōnon; tos huios menatō eis ton aiōnon.A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.

doulon“servant”objectaccusative singular18×, 16 shown

Matthew 25:30“servant”kai ton achreion doulon ekballavar eis tem skotem tem exōterem; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Matthew 26:51“servant”kai idou henos toiu meta Iēsu ekteinaratos tan cheiran apospata tan machairan autou kai patassaratos ton doulon tou archierevou afairata autou tem ōtiem.At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

Mark 12:2“servant”kai apostelata pros toin geōrgoin to kairo doulon, hina para toiu geōrgoiu lambateia apo toiu karpoiu tou ampelōnou;At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

Mark 12:4“servant”kai palin apostelata pros autoin allon doulon; kakeinon kefaliala kai atimazala.Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

Mark 14:47“servant”henos de tinos toiu paristanarētoiu speratos tan machairan paiata ton doulon tou archierevou kai afairata autou tem ōtariem.And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

Luke 2:29“servant”Nun apoluasō ton doulon su, despotor, kata tem rēmem su en eirēna;“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.

Luke 7:3“servant”akouaratos de peri tou Iēsu apostelata pros auton presbuteroin toiu Ioudaioiu, erōtarōtos auton hopōs ercharatos diasōzateia ton doulon autou.When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

Luke 7:10“servant”kai hupostrefaratois eis ton oikon tois pempiratois heuriskala ton doulon hugiainarōton.And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

Luke 14:17“servant”kai apostelata ton doulon autou ta hōra teu deipneu legara toi kalirētoi; Erchevōr, hoti ēdē hetoimeim atō.When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

Luke 14:23“servant”kai legata tos kurios pros ton doulon; Exerchasar eis tain hodain kai fragmoin kai anankazasar eiserchara, hina gemiziteia mu tos oikos;So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

Luke 17:7“servant”Tinos de ek vu doulon echarōtos arotriarōton ē poimainarōton, hos eisercharato ek tou agrou legati auto; Eutheōs parercharatos anapiptasar,Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

Luke 20:10“servant”kai kairo apostelata pros toin geōrgoin doulon, hina apo tou karpou tou ampelōnou dōali auto; tois de geōrgois exapostelala auton deraratois kenon.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

Luke 20:11“servant”kai prostitheta heteron pempara doulon; tois de kakeinon deraratois kai atimazaratois exapostelala kenon.So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

Luke 22:50“servant”kai patassata henos tinos ek autoiu tou archierevou ton doulon kai afairata tem ouem autou tem dexem.And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

John 18:10“servant”Simōnos oun Petros echarōtos machairan helkata autan kai paiata ton tou archierevou doulon kai apokoptata autou tem ōtariem tem dexem. ate de onomem to doulo Malchos.Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

2 Timothy 2:24“servant”doulon de kuriou ouk datō macherō, alla ēpion arō pros pantoin, didaktikon, anexikakon,And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

doulor“servant”direct addressvocative singular

Matthew 18:32“servant”tote proskaleratos auton tos kurios autou legatō auto; Doulor ponēror, pantan tan ofeilan ekeinan afiēkama si, epei parakalasa min;Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

Matthew 25:21“servant”fēate auto tos kurios autou; Euōs, doulor agathor kai pistor, epi oligeim ase pistos, epi polleiu sin kathistanami; eiserchasar eis tan charan tou kuriou su.His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

Matthew 25:23“servant”fēate auto tos kurios autou; Euōs, doulor agathor kai pistor, epi oligeim ase pistos, epi polleiu sin kathistanami; eiserchasar eis tan charan tou kuriou su.His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

Matthew 25:26“servant”apokriniratos de tos kurios autou legata auto; Ponēror doulor kai oknēror, oidaselē hoti therizamō hopou ouk speirama kai sunagamō hothen ouk diaskorpizama?‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.

Luke 19:17“servant”kai legata auto; Euge, agathor doulor, hoti en elachiste pistos ginesa, asōr exousian echarōtos epanō deka politaiu.His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

Luke 19:22“servant”legatō auto; Ek teu stomeu su krinami sin, ponēror doulor; oidaselē hoti mis anthrōpos austēros amō, airarōtos hem ouk tithama kai therizarōtos hem ouk speirama?His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

doulou“servant”of, belonging togenitive singular

Matthew 18:27“servant”splanchniziratos de tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou apoluata auton, kai tem daneiem afiēkata auto.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

Matthew 24:50“servant”hēkati tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou en hēmera ha ouk prosdokatō kai en hōra ha ouk gnōskatō,The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

Luke 12:46“servant”hēkati tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou en hēmera ha ouk prosdokatō kai en hōra ha ouk gnōskatō, kai dichotomati auton kai tem merem autou meta toiu apistoiu tithati.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

Galatians 4:1“slave”Legamō de, epi hoson chronon tos klēronomos nēpios atō, oudenem diaferatō doulou kurios panteiu arōtos,What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.

Philippians 2:7“servant”alla heauton kenata morfan doulou lambaratos, en homoiōme anthrōpoiu gineratos; kai schēme heuriskiratos hōs anthrōposbut emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Revelation 15:3“servant”kai adalō tan ōdan Mōusou tou doulou tou theou kai tan ōdan teu arnieu legarōtois; Megeim kai thaumasteim teim ergeim su, kurior, tor theor, tor pantokratōror; dikaiais kai alēthinais tais hodais su, tor basilevos toiu aiōnoiu;and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

doulo“servant”to, fordative singular

Matthew 8:9“servant”kai gar mis anthrōpos amō hupo exousian, echarōtos hupo miauton stratiōtoin, kai legamō houto; Poreuisar, kai poreuetō, kai allo; Erchesōr, kai erchetō, kai to doulo mu; Poiasar houtem, kai poiatō.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.”

Luke 7:8“servant”kai gar mis anthrōpos amō hupo exousian tassirōtos, echarōtos hupo miauton stratiōtoin, kai legamō houto; Poreuisar, kai poreuetō, kai allo; Erchesōr, kai erchetō, kai to doulo mu; Poiasar houtem, kai poiatō.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.”

Luke 14:21“servant”kai paragineratos tos doulos apangellata to kurio autou houteim. tote orgiziratos tos oikodespotos legata to doulo autou; Exerchasar tacheōs eis tain plateiain kai rumain tau politau, kai toin ptōchoin kai anapēroin kai tufloin kai chōloin eisagasar hōde.The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

Luke 17:9“servant”mē echatō charian to doulo hoti poiata teim diatassirateim?Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

John 18:10“servant’s”Simōnos oun Petros echarōtos machairan helkata autan kai paiata ton tou archierevou doulon kai apokoptata autou tem ōtariem tem dexem. ate de onomem to doulo Malchos.Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

Revelation 1:1“servant”Apokalupsias Iēsu Christou, han dōata auto tos theos deiknuara toi douloi autou, heim datō ginera en tache, kai sēmainata apostelaratos dia tou angelou autou to doulo autou Iōanno,This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

doulois“servants”subjectnominative plural19×, 16 shown

Matthew 13:27“servants”prosercharatois de tois doulois tou oikodespotou legala auto; Kurior, ouchi kalem spermem speirasa en to so agro? pothen oun echatō zizanieim?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 13:28“servants”tos de fēate autoi; Echthros anthrōpos houtem poiata. tois de doulois auto legalō; Thelasō oun apercharatois sulleganeia auteim?‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

Matthew 22:10“servants”kai exercharatois tois doulois ekeinois eis tain hodain sunagala pantoin hoin heuriskala, ponēroin tē kai agathoin; kai pimplēita tos gamos anakeierōtoiu.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Luke 12:37“servants”makariois tois doulois ekeinois, hoin ercharatos tos kurios heuriskati grēgorarōtoin; amēn legamō vi hoti perizōnnueti kai anaklinati autoin kai parercharatos diakonati autoi.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

Luke 17:10“servants”houtōs kai vis, hotan poiaveia panteim teim diatassirateim vi, legavōr hoti Doulois achreiois anō, hem ofeilane poiara poianē.So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

John 4:51“servants”ēdē de autou katabainarōtou tois doulois autou hupantala auto legarōtois hoti tos paidos autou zōatō.And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

John 18:18“servants”histanalelē de tois doulois kai tois hupēretois anthrakian poiarētois, hoti psuchem ate, kai thermainele; ate de kai tos Petros meta autoiu histanarētos kai thermainerōtos.Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.

Acts 16:17“servants”houtas katakoloutharōtas to Paulo kai ni krazate legarōtas; Houtois tois anthrōpois doulois tou theou tou hupsistou alō, hotinois katangellalō vi hodan sōtērēau.This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Romans 6:16“slaves”ouk oidavē hoti ho paristanavō heautoin douloin eis hupakoan, doulois avō ho hupakouavō, ētoi hamartau eis thanaton ē hupakoau eis dikaiosunan?Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

Romans 6:17“slaves”charias de to theo hoti ave doulois tau hamartau hupakouava de ek kardiau eis hon paradōiva tupon didachau,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.

Romans 6:20“slaves”Hote gar doulois ave tau hamartau, eleutherois ave ta dikaiosuna.For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.

1 Corinthians 7:23“slaves”timau agoraziva; mē ginevōr doulois anthrōpoiu.You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

1 Corinthians 12:13“slaves”kai gar en hene pneume nis pantois eis henem sōmem baptizina, eite Ioudaiois eite Hellēnois, eite doulois eite eleutherois, kai pantois henem pneumem potizina.For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

Ephesians 6:6“slaves”mē kata ofthalmodoulian hōs anthrōpareskois alla hōs doulois Christou poiarōtois tem thelēmem tou theou, ek psuchauAnd do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

Philippians 1:1“servants”Paulos kai Timotheos doulois Christou Iēsu pantoi toi hagioi en Christo Iēso toi arōtoi en Filippoi sun episkopoi kai diakonoi;Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

1 Timothy 6:1“slaves”Hosois alō hupo zugon doulois, toin idioin despotoin pantau timau axioin hēgelōr, hina mē tem onomem tou theou kai tas didaskalias blasfēmiteiō.All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.

douloin“servants”objectaccusative plural19×, 16 shown

Matthew 21:34“servants”hote de engizata tos kairos toiu karpoiu, apostelata toin douloin autou pros toin geōrgoin lambara toin karpoin autou.When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

Matthew 21:35“servants”kai lambaratois tois geōrgois toin douloin autou hon men derala, hon de apokteinala, hon de lithobolala.But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

Matthew 21:36“servants”palin apostelata alloin douloin polloteroin toiu prōtoiu, kai poiala autoi hōsautōs.Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.

Matthew 22:3“servants”kai apostelata toin douloin autou kalara toin kalirētoin eis toin gamoin, kai ouk thelale erchara.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

Matthew 22:4“servants”palin apostelata alloin douloin legarōtos; Legavar toi kalirētoi; Idou tem aristem mu hetoimazamē, tois taurois mu kai teim sitisteim thuirēteim, kai panteim hetoimeim; deute eis toin gamoin.Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

Matthew 22:6“servants”tois de loipois krataratois toin douloin autou hubrizala kai apokteinala.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

Matthew 25:14“servants”Hōsper gar anthrōpos apodēmarōtos kalata toin idioin douloin kai paradōata autoi teim huparcharōteim autou,For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.

Luke 15:22“servants”legata de tos patēros pros toin douloin autou; Tachuem ekferavar stolan tan prōtan kai enduavar auton, kai dōavar daktulion eis tan cheiran autou kai hupodēmeim eis toin podoin,But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Luke 19:13“servants”kalaratos de deka douloin heautou dōata autoi deka mnain kai legata pros autoin; Pragmateuevar en ho erchemō.Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

Luke 19:15“servants”kai gineta en te epanerchara auton lambaraton tan basileian kai legata fōnira auto toin douloin houtoin hoi dōatelē tem arguriem, hina gnōskateia tinem diapragmateuela.When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.

John 15:15“servants”ouketi legamō vin douloin, hoti tos doulos ouk oidatē tinem poiatō autou tos kurios; vin de legamē filoin, hoti panteim heim akouama para tou patērou mu gnōrizama vi.No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

Acts 2:18“male 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.

Romans 6:16“slaves”ouk oidavē hoti ho paristanavō heautoin douloin eis hupakoan, doulois avō ho hupakouavō, ētoi hamartau eis thanaton ē hupakoau eis dikaiosunan?Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

2 Corinthians 4:5“servants”ouk gar heautoin kērussanō alla Christon Iēsun kurion, heautoin de douloin vu dia Iēsun.For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

Titus 2:9“slaves”Douloin idioi despotoi hupotassirō en pantei, euarestoin arō, mē antilegarōtoin,Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

Revelation 2:20“servants”alla echamō kata su hoti afiēkasō tan gunaikan Iezabel, tas legarōtas heautan profētian, kai didaskatō kai planatō toin ēmoin douloin porneuara kai esthiara eidōlothuteim.But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

douloir“slaves”direct addressvocative plural

Ephesians 6:5“slaves”Toir douloir, hupakouavōr toi kata sarxan kurioi meta fobou kai tromou en haplota tau kardiau vu hōs to Christo,Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Colossians 3:22“slaves”toir douloir, hupakouavōr kata panteim toi kata sarxan kurioi, mē en ofthalmodouliai, hōs anthrōpareskois, alla en haplota kardiau, foberōtois ton kurion.Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.

Revelation 19:5“servants”Kai fōnas apo tou thronou exerchata legarōtas; Ainavōr to theo nu, pantoir toir douloir autou, kai toir foberōtoir auton, toir mikroir kai toir megoir.Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”

douloiu“servants”of, belonging togenitive plural

Matthew 18:23“servants”Dia houtem homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo hos thelata sunairara logon meta toiu douloiu autou;Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

Matthew 25:19“servants”meta de pollon chronon erchetō tos kurios toiu douloiu ekeinoiu kai sunairatō logon meta autoiuAfter a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

John 18:26“servants”legatō henos ek toiu douloiu tou archierevou, sungenos arōtos hou apokoptata Petros tem ōtiem; Ouk mis sin horama en to kēpo meta autou?One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”

Revelation 19:2“servants”hoti alēthinais kai dikaiais tais krisiais autou; hoti krinata tan pornan tan megan hotinas ftheirate tan gēan en ta porneia autau, kai ekdikata tem haimem toiu douloiu autou ek cheirau autau.For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”

Revelation 19:18“slave”hina esthiaveia sarxain basilevoiu kai sarxain chiliarchoiu kai sarxain ischuroiu kai sarxain hippoiu kai toiu katherōtoiu epi autoiu, kai sarxain pantoiu eleutheroiu tē kai douloiu kai mikroiu kai megoiu.so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”

douloi“servants”to, fordative plural

Matthew 22:8“servants”tote legatō toi douloi autou; Tos men gamos hetoimos atō, tois de kalirētois ouk ale axiois;Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

Mark 13:34“servants”hōs anthrōpos apodēmos afiēkaratos tan oikian autou kai dōaratos toi douloi autou tan exousian, hekasto tem ergem autou, kai to thurōro entelleta hina grēgorateiō.It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.

Acts 4:29“servants”kai teim nun, kurior, eforasar epi tain apeilain autoiu kai dōasar toi douloi su meta parrēsiau pantau lalarō ton logon su,And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

Colossians 4:1“slaves”toir kurioir, tem dikaiem kai tan isotan toi douloi parechevōr, oidarētois hoti kai vis echavō kurion en ourano.Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

Revelation 1:1“servants”Apokalupsias Iēsu Christou, han dōata auto tos theos deiknuara toi douloi autou, heim datō ginera en tache, kai sēmainata apostelaratos dia tou angelou autou to doulo autou Iōanno,This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Revelation 11:18“servants”kai teim ethneim orgizila, kai erchata tas orgas su kai tos kairos toiu nekroiu krinira kai dōara ton misthon toi douloi su toi profētoi kai toi hagioi kai toi foberōtoi tem onomem su, toin mikroin kai toin megoin, kai diaftheirara toin diaftheirarōtoin tan gēan.The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Revelation 22:6“servants”Kai legata mi; Houtois tois logois pistois kai alēthinois, kai tos kurios, tos theos teiu pneumeiu toiu profētoiu, apostelata ton angelon autou deiknuara toi douloi autou heim datō ginera en tache;Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”

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Romans 6:19“slaves”anthrōpinem legamō dia tan asthenian tau sarxau vu; hōsper gar paristanava teim meleim vu douleim ta akatharsia kai ta anomia eis tan anomian, houtōs nun paristanavar teim meleim vu douleim ta dikaiosuna eis hagiasmon.I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.

Romans 6:19“slaves”anthrōpinem legamō dia tan asthenian tau sarxau vu; hōsper gar paristanava teim meleim vu douleim ta akatharsia kai ta anomia eis tan anomian, houtōs nun paristanavar teim meleim vu douleim ta dikaiosuna eis hagiasmon.I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.