δουλόω douloō · G1402
to enslave
δουλόω, -ῶ; (δοῦλος), [in LXX for עָבַד ; ] ; to enslave, bring into bondage: Act.7:6 (LXX), 2Pe.2:19; metaphorically, 1Co.9:19; pass., before ἐν, 1Co.7:15; τ. θεῷ, Rom.6:22; τ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Rom.6:18; οἴνῳ, Tit.2:3; ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τ. κόσμου, Gal.4:3 (Cremer, 217).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
δουλ-όω, ; enslave, []:—mostly in passive, to be enslaved, ὑπὸ Πέρσῃσι, ὑπὸ Ἁρπάγου, []; αἱ ψυχαὶ δεδούλωνται []:—middle (with perfect δεδουλῶσθαι [], make subject to oneself, enslave, []
Where it's used 8 times
Acts 7:6 · Romans 6:18 · Romans 6:22 · 1 Corinthians 7:15 · 1 Corinthians 9:19 · Galatians 4:3 · Titus 2:3 · 2 Peter 2:19
Source: TBESG G1402; TFLSJ G1402
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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