δουλεία douleia · G1397
slavery
δουλεία (T, -λία), -ας, ἡ ; (δουλεύω), [in LXX, as Exo.13:3, for עֶבֶד and cognates ; ] ; slavery, bondage: Rom.8:15, 21 Gal.4:24 5:1, Heb.2:15.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
δουλ-εία, ἡ, ; Ionic dialect δουλ-ηΐη []: also δουλία []:— slavery, bondage, [same places], []; δουλείας γάγγαμον, ζυγά, []; ἡ τῶν κρεισσόνων δ. imposed by them, []; applied to the condition of the subject allies of Athens, []; II collectively, slaves, δουλεύοντα δουλείαις ἐμαῖς []; ἢν.. ἡ δ. ἐπανιστῆται if the slave-class rise in rebellion, []; III service for hire, μισθὸν δουλείας []
Where it's used 5 times
Romans 8:15 · Romans 8:21 · Galatians 4:24 · Galatians 5:1 · Hebrews 2:15
Source: TBESG G1397; TFLSJ G1397
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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