δουλόωdoulóō
to enslave (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1402
Meanings
to enslave, bring into bondage: Acts 7:6 (LXX), 2 Peter 2:19; metaphorically, 1 Corinthians 9:19; passive, followed by ἐν, 1 Corinthians 7:15; τ. θεῷ, Romans 6:22; τ. δικαιοσύνῃ, Romans 6:18; οἴνῳ, Titus 2:3; ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τ. κόσμου, Galatians 4:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:6 God also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.
- Romans 6:18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.
- Romans 6:22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 (But if the husband or wife who isn’t a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the believing husband or wife is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you to live in peace.)
- 1 Corinthians 9:19 Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.
- Galatians 4:3 And that’s the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.