δουλεύω
Transliteration
douleuō (Key)
Pronunciation
dool-yoo'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From δοῦλος (G1401)
mGNT
25x in 13 unique form(s) TR
25x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
125x in 36 unique form(s)
δεδουλεύκαμεν — 1x
δουλεύει — 1x
δουλεύειν — 8x
δουλεύετε — 2x
δουλευέτωσαν — 1x
δουλεύοντες — 3x
δουλεύουσιν — 1x
δουλεύσει — 1x
δουλεύσωσιν — 1x
δουλεύω — 2x
δουλεύων — 2x
ἐδουλεύσατε — 1x
ἐδούλευσεν — 1x
δεδουλεύκαμεν — 1x
δουλεύει — 1x
δουλεύειν — 8x
δουλεύετε — 2x
δουλευέτωσαν — 1x
δουλεύοντες — 3x
δουλεύουσιν — 1x
δουλεύσει — 1x
δουλεύσουσιν — 1x
δουλεύω — 2x
δουλεύων — 2x
ἐδουλεύσατε — 1x
ἐδούλευσεν — 1x
δεδούλευκά — 3x
δεδούλευκα — 1x
δούλευε — 2x
δουλεύειν — 14x
δουλεύοντα — 2x
δουλεύοντές — 4x
δουλεύοντες — 1x
δουλεύοντός — 1x
δουλεύοντος — 2x
δουλεύουσιν — 2x
δουλεῦσαι — 1x
δουλεύσατε — 7x
δουλευσάτωσάν — 1x
δουλεύσει — 8x
δουλεύσεις — 3x
δουλεύσετε — 3x
δουλεύσῃς — 2x
δουλεύσητε — 3x
δουλεύσομέν — 4x
δουλεύσομεν — 4x
δουλεύσουσίν — 2x
δουλεύσουσιν — 5x
δουλεύσω — 4x
δουλεύσωμεν — 1x
δουλεύσωσιν — 2x
δουλεύων — 3x
ἐδούλευον — 3x
ἐδούλευσά — 1x
ἐδούλευσα — 2x
ἐδουλεύσαμεν — 1x
ἐδούλευσάν — 2x
ἐδούλευσαν — 15x
ἐδούλευσας — 1x
ἐδουλεύσατε — 1x
ἐδούλευσέν — 2x
ἐδούλευσεν — 12x
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TDNT Reference: 2:261,182

Strong’s Definitions

δουλεύω douleúō, dool-yoo'-o; from G1401; to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary):—be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G1398 in the following manner: serve (18x), be in bondage (4x), do service (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's G1398 in the following manner: serve (18x), be in bondage (4x), do service (3x).

  1. to be a slave, serve, do service

    1. of a nation in subjection to other nations

  2. metaph. to obey, submit to

    1. in a good sense, to yield obedience

    2. in a bad sense, of those who become slaves to some base power, to yield to, give one's self up to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δουλεύω douleúō, dool-yoo'-o; from G1401; to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary):—be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).
STRONGS G1398:
δουλεύω; future δουλεύσω; 1 aorist ἐδούλευσα; perfect δεδούλευκα; (δοῦλος); Sept. for עָבַד;
1. properly, to be a slave, serve, do service: absolutely, Ephesians 6:7; 1 Timothy 6:2; τινί Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; Romans 9:12; said of nations in subjection to other nations, John 8:33; Acts 7:7; men are said δουλεύειν who bear the yoke of the Mosaic law, Galatians 4:25 (see δουλεία).
2. metaphorically, to obey, submit to;
a. in a good sense: absolutely, to yield obedience, Romans 7:6; τινί, to obey one's commands and render to him the services due, Luke 15:29; God: Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; κυρίῳ and τῷ κυρίῳ, Acts 20:19; Romans 12:11 (not Rec.st, see below); Ephesians 6:7; Christ: Romans 14:18; Colossians 3:24; νόμῳ θεοῦ, according to the context, feel myself bound to, Romans 7:25; τοῖς θεοῖς, to worship gods, Galatians 4:8; τῷ καιρῷ (Anth. 9, 441, 6), wisely adapt oneself to, Romans 12:11 Rec.st (see above), cf. Fritzsche at the passage; perform services of kindness and Christian love: ἀλλήλοις, Galatians 5:13; used of those who zealously advance the interests of anything: ὡς πατρὶ τέκνον σὺν ἐμοὶ ἐδούλευσεν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον equivalent to ὡς πατρὶ τέκνον δουλεύει, ἐμοὶ ἐδούλευσεν καὶ οὕτω σὺν ἐμοὶ ἐδούλ., etc. Philippians 2:22 [Winers Grammar, 422 (393); 577 (537)].
b. in a bad sense, of those who become slaves to some base power, to yield to, give oneself up to: τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, Romans 6:6; νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας, Romans 7:25; ἐπιθυμίαις κ. ἡδοναῖς, Titus 3:3, (Xenophon, mem. 1, 5, 5; Apology Socrates 16; Plato, Phaedrus, p. 238 e.; Polybius 17, 15, 16; Herodian, 1, 17, 22 [9, Bekker edition]); τῇ κοιλίᾳ, Romans 16:18, (γαστρί, Anthol. 11, 410, 4; Xenophon, mem. 1, 6, 8; abdomini servire, Seneca, de benef. 7, 26, 4; ventri obedire, Sall. [Cat. 1:1]); μαμωνᾷ, to devote oneself to getting wealth: Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13. τοῖς στοιχείοις τοῦ κόσμου, Galatians 4:9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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