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.