ΔΟΥ, δου
DOU, dou
Sounds Like: DOO
Translations: slave, servant, bondservant, a slave, a servant
From the root: ΔΟΥΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the vocative singular form of the noun 'δοῦλος' (doulos), meaning 'slave' or 'servant'. It is used when directly addressing a slave or servant. In ancient contexts, a 'slave' was a person who was the property of another, while 'servant' could refer to someone in a position of humble service or devotion, often to God. The term 'bondservant' emphasizes a willing and devoted service.
Inflection: Singular, Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1401 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΟΥΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΟΥΛ — servant, slave, bondservant, a servant, a slave
- ΔΟΥΛΑ — female slave, bondwoman, maidservant, a female slave
- ΔΟΥΛΗ — female slave, bondwoman, handmaiden, a female slave, a bondwoman, a handmaiden
- ΔΟΥΛΗΣ — of a female servant, of a female slave, of a handmaiden, of a bondservant
- ΔΟΥΛΙΑ — slavery, bondage, servitude, a slavery, a bondage, a servitude
- ΔΟΥΛΟ — slave, a slave, servant, a servant, bondservant, a bondservant, (of) a slave, (of) a servant, (of) a bondservant, (to) a slave, (to) a servant, (to) a bondservant
- ΔΟΥΛΟΙ — slaves, servants, bondservants
- ΔΟΥΛΟΙΣ — to a slave, to a servant, to a bondservant, to slaves, to servants, to bondservants
- ΔΟΥΛΟΝ — slave, a slave, servant, a servant
- ΔΟΥΛΟΣ — servant, a servant, slave, a slave, bondservant, a bondservant
- ΔΟΥΛΟΥ — of a slave, of a servant, of a bondservant
- ΔΟΥΛΟΥΣ — slaves, servants
- ΔΟΥΛΩΝ — of slaves, of servants, of bondservants
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