δουλεύω douleuō · G1398

be a slave

δουλεύω; (δοῦλος), [in LXX for עָבַד, as Gen.14:4, exc. Da TH Dan.7:14, 27 (פְּלַח), Isa.56:6 (שָׁרַת pi.)* ; ] ; to be a slave, be subject to, serve: absol., Rom.7:6, Gal.4:25, 1Ti.6:2; with dative of person(s), Mat.6:24, Luk.15:29 16:13, Rom.9:12" (LXX) ; of nations, Jhn.8:33, Act.7:7" (LXX) ; θεῷ, τ. κυρίῳ, Mat.6:24, Luk.16:13, Act.20:19, Rom.12:11 (R, mg., καιρῷ) Rom.16:18, Eph.6:7, Col.3:24, 1Th.1:9; τ. Χριστῷ, Rom.14:18, Col.3:24; νόμῳ θεοῦ, Rom.7:25; τ. θεοῖς, Gal.4:8; τ. καιρῷ, Rom.12:11 (R, mg. for κυρίῳ); ἀλλήλοις, Gal.5:13; σὺν ἐμοί Php.2:22; τ. ἁμαρτίᾳ, Rom.6:6; νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας, Rom.7:25; ἐπιθυμίαις κ. ἡδοναις, Tit.3:3; τ. κοιλία, Rom.16:18; μαμωνᾷ, Mat.6:24, Luk.16:13; τ. …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

δουλ-εύω, ; (δοῦλος) to be a slave, []; 2 serve, be subject, τό τ᾽ ἄρχειν καὶ τὸ δ. δίχα []; δ. ζεύγλαις[]; δ. γαστρί, ὕπνῳ, λαγνείᾳ, []; τῇ γῇ δ. make oneself a slave to one's land, i. e. give up rights that one may keep it, []; δ. τῷ καιρῷ accommodate oneself to the occasion, []; 3 render a service, τινά []

Where it's used 25 times

Matthew 6:24 · Luke 15:29 · Luke 16:13 · John 8:33 · Acts 7:7 · Acts 20:19 · Romans 6:6 · Romans 7:6 · Romans 7:25 · Romans 9:12 · Romans 12:11 · Romans 14:18 · Romans 16:18 · Galatians 4:8 · Galatians 4:9 · Galatians 4:25 · Galatians 5:13 · Ephesians 6:7 · Philippians 2:22 · Colossians 3:24 · 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · 1 Timothy 6:2 · Titus 3:3 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G1398; TFLSJ G1398

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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