δουλείαdouleía

slavery, bondage: Romans 8:15, Romans 8:21, Galatians 4:24, Galatians 5:1, Hebrews 2:15.

Greek (New Testament) · G1397

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Romans 8:15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”
  • Romans 8:21 the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
  • Galatians 4:24 These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them.
  • Galatians 5:1 So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
  • Hebrews 2:15 Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.