ΔΟΥΛΟΙ, δουλοι
DOULOI, douloi
Sounds Like: DOO-loy
Translations: slaves, servants, bondservants
From the root: ΔΟΥΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to individuals who are in a state of servitude, whether as literal slaves, or as devoted servants or bondservants. It emphasizes a relationship of complete submission and obedience to a master or a higher authority. It is often used in a spiritual sense to describe believers as servants of God.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Nominative or Vocative
Strong’s number: G1401 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 12:20, 19:36
- Judith — 3:4, 6:3, 6:7, 6:11, 10:23, 14:13, 14:18
- Psalms — 101:15, 104:6, 133:1, 134:1
- Isaiah — 42:19, 45:14, 65:9
- Jeremiah — 3:22
- Matthew — 13:27, 13:28, 22:10
- Luke — 12:37, 17:10
- John — 4:51, 18:18
- Acts of the Apostles — 16:17
- Romans — 6:16, 6:17, 6:20
- 1 Corinthians — 7:23, 12:13
- Ephesians — 6:5, 6:6
- Philippians — 1:1
- Colossians — 3:22
- 1 Timothy — 6:1
- 1 Peter — 2:16
- 2 Peter — 2:19
- Revelation — 19:5, 22:3
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 4:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 2:11
- Book 4 — 8:209, 8:219
- Book 11 — 3:70
- Book 14 — 12:313
- Book 17 — 5:93
- Book 19 — 1:129, 1:131
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 8:17, 13:3, 14:21, 16:16, 25:10
- 2 Samuel — 8:14, 9:10, 9:12, 10:19, 11:11, 12:18, 14:30, 19:14, 19:17
- 1 Kings — 1:47, 2:39, 5:6, 5:9, 12:7
- 2 Kings — 10:21, 10:23, 12:20, 12:21, 22:9
- 2 Chronicles — 2:8
- Ezra (Alpha) — 4:26
- Ezra (Beta) — 5:11, 9:9
- Nehemiah — 2:20, 9:36
- Judith — 3:4, 6:3, 6:7, 6:11, 10:23, 13:1, 14:13, 14:18
- Psalms — 101:15, 104:6, 133:1, 134:1
- Odes — 10:85
- Isaiah — 42:19, 45:14, 65:9
- Jeremiah — 3:22
- Lamentations — 5:8
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 3:85, 3:93, 13:27
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 3:85
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 1 — 1:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 13:27, 13:28, 22:10
- Luke — 12:37, 17:10
- John — 4:51, 18:18
- Acts — 16:17
- Romans — 6:16, 6:17, 6:20
- 1 Corinthians — 7:23, 12:13
- Ephesians — 6:5, 6:6
- Philippians — 1:1
- Colossians — 3:22
- 1 Timothy — 6:1
- 1 Peter — 2:16
- 2 Peter — 2:19
- Revelation — 19:5, 22:3
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 4:11
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.
- ΔΟΥ — slave, servant, bondservant, a slave, a servant
- 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
- 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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