Word Study · Strong's G1397 · Greek
δουλεία
douleia
doo-li'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: douleía
“slavery (ceremonially or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
slavery (ceremonially or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
bondage.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- δουλείας3
- δουλείαν1
- δουλείας.1
How it is rendered · 5
- bondage1
- of bondage1
- of slavery1
- slavery1
- to slavery.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
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- N-GSF · 4
- N-ASF · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 8:15δουλείαςdouleiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”here: of bondage
- Romans 8:21δουλείαςdouleiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularthat the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.here: bondage
Galatians2 occurrences
- Galatians 4:24δουλείανdouleiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThese things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.here: slavery
- Galatians 5:1δουλείαςdouleiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIt is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.here: of slavery