δοῦλος

doulos

Greek G1401 Noun 126 occurrences in 118 verses

δοῦλος slave

δοῦλος, -η, -ον,

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

1. in bondage to, subject to: Rom.6:19.

2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave;

(a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid (Cremer, 702; DB, iii, 215): Luk.1:38, 48 Act.2:18" (LXX) ;

(b) masc., ὁ δ., a slave, bond-man: Mat.8:9 18:23, al.; opposite to ἐλεύθερος, 1Co.7:22 12:13, Gal.3:28, Eph.6:8, Col.3:11, Rev.6:15 13:16 19:18; opposite to κύριος, δεσπότης, οἰκοδεσπότης, Mat.10:24 13:27, 28 Luk.12:46, Jhn.15:15, Eph.6:5, Col.3:22 4:1, al.; metaphorically, δ. Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Χρ., Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Rom.1:1, 1Co.7:22, Gal.1:10, Eph.6:6, Php.1:1, Col.4:12, Jas.1:1, 2Pe.1:1, Ju 1; δ. τ. θεοῦ, τ. κυρίου, Act.16:17, 2Ti.2:24, Tit.1:1, 1Pe.2:16, Rev.7:3 15:3; δ. πονηρός, ἀχρεῖος, κακός, Mat.18:32 24:48 25:26, 30, Luk.17:10 19:22; δ. ἁμαρτίας, Jhn.8:34, Rom.6:17, 20; τ. φθορᾶς, 2Pe.2:19.

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

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Concordance 118 verses

Matthew 8:9 δούλῳ

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.”
Matthew 10:24 δοῦλος

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
Matthew 10:25 δοῦλος

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 13:27 δοῦλοι

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 δοῦλοι

‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
Matthew 18:23 δούλων

Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 18:26 δοῦλος

Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
Matthew 18:27 δούλου

His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
Matthew 18:28 δοῦλος

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 18:32 Δοῦλε

Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
Matthew 20:27 δοῦλος

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
Matthew 21:34 δούλους

When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
Matthew 21:35 δούλους

But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Matthew 21:36 δούλους

Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
Matthew 22:3 δούλους

He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
Matthew 22:4 δούλους

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 δούλους

The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
Matthew 22:8 δούλοις

Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
Matthew 22:10 δοῦλοι

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.
Matthew 24:45 δοῦλος

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 δοῦλος

Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
Matthew 24:48 δοῦλος

But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
Matthew 24:50 δούλου

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
Matthew 25:14 δούλους

For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.
Matthew 25:19 δούλων

After a long time the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them.
Matthew 25:21 δοῦλε

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 δοῦλε

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 δοῦλε

‘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.
Matthew 25:30 δοῦλον

And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 26:51 δοῦλον

At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Mark 10:44 δοῦλος

and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
Mark 12:2 δοῦλον

At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mark 12:4 δοῦλον

Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
Mark 13:34 δούλοις

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.
Mark 14:47 δοῦλον

And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Luke 2:29 δοῦλόν

“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
Luke 7:2 δοῦλος

There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
Luke 7:3 δοῦλον

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
Luke 7:8 δούλῳ

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 7:10 δοῦλον

And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.
Luke 12:37 δοῦλοι

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 12:43 δοῦλος

Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
Luke 12:45 δοῦλος

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 12:46 δούλου

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.
Luke 12:47 δοῦλος

That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
Luke 14:17 δοῦλον

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 14:21 δοῦλοςδούλῳ

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 δοῦλος

‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
Luke 14:23 δοῦλον

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 15:22 δούλους

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.