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Name of God’s Son

ΔΟΥΛΕΥΣΑΤΕ, δουλευσατε

DOULEUSATE, douleusate

Sounds Like: doo-LEH-oo-sah-teh

Translations: serve, be a slave, obey, be subject to, serve!

From the root: ΔΟΥΛΕΥΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word means to serve, to be a slave, or to obey. It implies a state of servitude or submission, often in a religious or moral sense, but can also refer to literal slavery. It is frequently used in the New Testament to describe serving God or Christ, or conversely, serving sin or other masters. In this form, it is an imperative, commanding someone to serve.

Inflection: Aorist, Active, Imperative, Second Person, Plural

Strong’s number: G1398 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
Polycarp of Smyrna
  • Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 2:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

From the same root

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