douloo (G1402) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G1402

δουλόω

douloodoo-lo'-o

to enslave (literally or figuratively)

1890 spelling: doulóō

δ4
ο70
υ400
λ30
ο70
ω800

Isopsephy 1,374

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to enslave (literally or figuratively)

Rendered in the KJV as

bring into (be under) bondage, X given, become (make) servant.

8
occurrencesin the New Testament
6 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
8
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 8

δεδουλωμένας,1
δεδουλωμένοι·1
δεδούλωται1
δεδούλωται.1
δουλωθέντες1
δουλώσουσιν1
ἐδουλώθητε1
ἐδούλωσα1

How it is rendered · 8

enslaved,1
has bee under bondage1
having become slaves1
he has been enslaved.1
held in bondage;1
I became servant1
they will enslave1
you have become slaves1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 7

verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, statement · 3rd person singular2
verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular1
verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person plural1
verb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
verb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-RPI-3S · 2
V-AAI-1S · 1
V-API-2P · 1
V-APP-NPM · 1
V-FAI-3P · 1
V-RPP-APF · 1
V-RPP-NPM · 1

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Romans2 of 8 · 25%
1 Corinthians2 of 8 · 25%
Acts1 of 8 · 13%
Galatians1 of 8 · 13%
Titus1 of 8 · 13%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 7:6δουλώσουσινdoulōsousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person pluralGod told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.here: they will enslave

Romans2 occurrences

1 Corinthians2 occurrences

Galatians1 occurrence

Galatians 4:3δεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSo also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.here: held in bondage;

Titus1 occurrence

Titus 2:3δεδουλωμένας,dedoulōmenasverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine pluralOlder women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.here: enslaved,

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:19δεδούλωται.dedoulōtaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, statement · 3rd person singularThey promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.here: he has been enslaved.

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