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Greek noun · G1401

δοῦλος

doulosdoo'-los

in bondage to, subject to; As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ.

129 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: doûlos

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1401is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 21 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 16
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G1401

a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)

The King James renders it: bond(-man), servant.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

doulos is rendered "in bondage to, subject to; As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ.". It stands 129 times in the Greek text, across twenty-one books.

  • Thirty of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "in bondage to, subject to".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 8:9For 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.”
  • The Greek text spells it sixteen different ways.

The first use

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 8:9δούλῳ

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: in bondage to, subject to, and As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ..

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
in bondage to, subject toRom.6:19.Tagged as
  • slaves14
  • a servant13
  • bond-servant1
  • bond-servants1
  • from a slave1
  • handmaiden1
  • of a servant1
  • servants of1

and 2 more, 35 uses in all

WhereRomans 6:19I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh…
As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ.a slaveTagged as
  • servant41
  • servants38
  • slave7
  • a slave6
  • handmaid1
  • handmaidens1
WhereMatthew 8:9For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes…

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

δουλεύωdouleuobe a slaveUses25
δουλόωdoulooto enslaveUses8
δουλείαdouleiaslaveryUses5
δουλαγωγέωdoulagogeoto enslaveUses1
δούληdoulefemale slaveUsesnot recorded
δοῦλονdoulonslaveUsesnot recorded

All 129, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

16 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • δοῦλος33
  • δοῦλοι21
  • δούλους19
  • δοῦλον17
  • δούλοις7
  • δοῦλε6
  • δούλου6
  • δούλῳ6
  • δούλων5
  • δοῦλα2
  • δοῦλός2
  • δούλας1

and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular35N-NSM
  • noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural19N-APM
  • noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural19N-NPM
  • noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular18N-ASM
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural7N-DPM
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular6N-DSM
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular6N-GSM
  • noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular6N-VSM
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural5N-GPM
  • noun · vocative (address) · masculine plural3N-VPM
  • noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural2N-APN
  • noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1N-APF

Matthew

thirty uses
  • 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 8:9

    • δούλῳdoulonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

    Matthew 10:24

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • 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 10:25

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 13:27

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

    Matthew 13:28

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: the servants
  • Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

    Matthew 18:23

    • δούλωνdoulonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

    Matthew 18:26

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

    Matthew 18:27

    • δούλουdoulounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 18:28

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

    Matthew 18:32

    • δοῦλεdoulenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: Servant
  • and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—

    Matthew 20:27

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: slave
  • When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

    Matthew 21:34

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

    Matthew 21:35

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.

    Matthew 21:36

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

    Matthew 22:3

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • 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 22:4

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

    Matthew 22:6

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

    Matthew 22:8

    • δούλοιςdouloisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • 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 22:10

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • 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 24:45

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

    Matthew 24:46

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

    Matthew 24:48

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

    Matthew 24:50

    • δούλουdoulounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.

    Matthew 25:14

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • After a long time the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them.

    Matthew 25:19

    • δούλωνdoulonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • 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 25:21

    • δοῦλεdoulenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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

    • δοῦλεdoulenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • ‘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 25:26

    • δοῦλεdoulenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

    Matthew 25:30

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

    Matthew 26:51

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant

Mark

five uses
  • and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.

    Mark 10:44

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: slave
  • At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

    Mark 12:2

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

    Mark 12:4

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 13:34

    • δούλοιςdouloisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

    Mark 14:47

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant

Luke

twenty-eight uses
  • “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

    Luke 1:38

    • δούληdoulenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: handmaid
  • For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.

    Luke 1:48

    • δούληςdoulesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: handmaiden
  • “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.

    Luke 2:29

    • δοῦλόνdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

    Luke 7:2

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

    Luke 7:3

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 7:8

    • δούλῳdoulonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

    Luke 7:10

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 12:37

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

    Luke 12:43

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 12:45

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 12:46

    • δούλουdoulounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

    Luke 12:47

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 14:17

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 14:21

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
    • δούλῳdoulonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • ‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

    Luke 14:22

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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 14:23

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • 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.

    Luke 15:22

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

    Luke 17:7

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

    Luke 17:9

    • δούλῳdoulonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

    Luke 17:10

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Servants
  • Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

    Luke 19:13

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.

    Luke 19:15

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

    Luke 19:17

    • δοῦλεdoulenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

    Luke 19:22

    • δοῦλεdoulenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

    Luke 20:10

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

    Luke 20:11

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

    Luke 22:50

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant

John

eleven uses
  • And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

    John 4:51

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

    John 8:34

    • δοῦλόςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a slave
  • A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.

    John 8:35

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: the slave
  • Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

    John 13:16

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

    John 15:15

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

    John 15:20

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

    John 18:10

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: servant
    • δούλῳdoulonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.

    John 18:18

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”

    John 18:26

    • δούλωνdoulonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants

Acts

four uses
  • Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

    Acts 2:18

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
    • δούλαςdoulasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: handmaidens
  • And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

    Acts 4:29

    • δούλοιςdouloisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

    Acts 16:17

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants

Romans

seven uses
  • Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

    Romans 1:1

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

    Romans 6:16

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves
    • δοῦλοίdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves
  • But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.

    Romans 6:17

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves
  • I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.

    Romans 6:19

    • δοῦλαdoulanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: slaves
    • δοῦλαdoulanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: slaves
  • For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.

    Romans 6:20

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves

1 Corinthians

five uses
  • Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.

    1 Corinthians 7:21

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Slave
  • For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.

    1 Corinthians 7:22

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a slave
    • δοῦλόςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a slave
  • You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

    1 Corinthians 7:23

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves
  • For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

    1 Corinthians 12:13

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves

2 Corinthians

one use
  • For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

    2 Corinthians 4:5

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants

Galatians

four uses
  • Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

    Galatians 1:10

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

    Galatians 3:28

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: slave
  • What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.

    Galatians 4:1

    • δούλουdoulounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: from a slave
  • So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.

    Galatians 4:7

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a slave

Ephesians

three uses
  • Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

    Ephesians 6:5

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · vocative (address) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves
  • And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

    Ephesians 6:6

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants of
  • because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

    Ephesians 6:8

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: slave

Philippians

two uses
  • Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

    Philippians 1:1

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

    Philippians 2:7

    • δούλουdoulounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of a servant

Colossians

four uses
  • Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.

    Colossians 3:11

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: slave
  • Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.

    Colossians 3:22

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · vocative (address) · masculine pluraltagged: Slaves
  • Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

    Colossians 4:1

    • δούλοιςdouloisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves
  • Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.

    Colossians 4:12

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant

1 Timothy

one use
  • All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.

    1 Timothy 6:1

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves

2 Timothy

one use
  • And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

    2 Timothy 2:24

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bond-servant

Titus

two uses
  • Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

    Titus 1:1

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

    Titus 2:9

    • Δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: Servants

Philemon

two uses
  • no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

    Philemon 1:16

    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a slave
    • δοῦλονdoulonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a slave

James

one use
  • James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

    James 1:1

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant

1 Peter

one use
  • Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

    1 Peter 2:16

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants

2 Peter

two uses
  • Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

    2 Peter 1:1

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
  • They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

    2 Peter 2:19

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves

Jude

one use
  • Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:

    Jude 1:1

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant

Revelation

fourteen uses
  • This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

    Revelation 1:1

    • δούλοιςdouloisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: bond-servants
    • δούλῳdoulonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

    Revelation 2:20

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

    Revelation 6:15

    • δοῦλοςdoulosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: slave
  • “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.”

    Revelation 7:3

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”

    Revelation 10:7

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

    Revelation 11:18

    • δούλοιςdouloisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

    Revelation 13:16

    • δούλουςdoulousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

    Revelation 15:3

    • δούλουdoulounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: servant
  • For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”

    Revelation 19:2

    • δούλωνdoulonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”

    Revelation 19:5

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · vocative (address) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”

    Revelation 19:18

    • δούλωνdoulonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: slaves
  • No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.

    Revelation 22:3

    • δοῦλοιdouloinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
  • Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”

    Revelation 22:6

    • δούλοιςdouloisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants

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How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in the first 120 verses where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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