σύνδουλοςsýndoulos
a co-slave, i.e. servitor or ministrant of the same master (human or divine)
Greek (New Testament) · G4889
Meanings
a fellow-servant: Matthew 18:28-33, Matthew 24:49; of servants of the same divine Lord, Colossians 1:7, Colossians 4:7, Revelation 6:11; so of angels, Revelation 19:10, Revelation 22:9.
Same root
- σύνsýn · G4862with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or G3844 (παρά)), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
- δοῦλοςdoûlos · G1401a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 18:28 “But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.
- Matthew 18:29 “His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded.
- Matthew 18:31 “When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened.
- Matthew 18:33 Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
- Matthew 24:49 and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?
- Colossians 1:7 You learned about the Good News from Epaphras, our beloved co-worker. He is Christ’s faithful servant, and he is helping us on your behalf.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.