2001 Translation

DOULOUS, doulous

Sounds Like: DOO-loos

Translations: slaves, servants

From the root: ΔΟΥΛΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to individuals who are in a state of servitude or bondage, often translated as 'slaves' or 'servants'. It is the accusative plural form of the noun 'δούλος', indicating the direct object of an action. It can be used in both a literal sense for bondservants and metaphorically for those who are devoted to or subject to someone or something.

Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine

Strong’s number: G1401 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 2 Esdras — 15:5
• Judith — 5:11, 7:27, 9:3
• Psalms — 89:16
• Proverbs — 9:3
• Ecclesiastes — 2:7, 10:7
• Isaiah — 14:2, 56:6, 63:17
• Jeremiah — 7:25, 25:4
• Joel — 3:2
• Matthew — 21:34, 21:35, 21:36, 22:3, 22:4, 22:6, 25:14
• Luke — 15:22, 19:13, 19:15
• John — 15:15
• Acts of the Apostles — 2:18
• Romans — 6:16
• 2 Corinthians — 4:5
• Titus — 2:9
• Revelation — 2:20, 7:3, 10:7, 13:16

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 4:3

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 8 — 1:18, 6:173, 14:367, 14:369
• Book 9 — 6:135
• Book 11 — 4:90
• Book 16 — 2:40
• Book 20 — 8:181

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 14:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 25:3, 87:6

Pseudo Clement of Rome

• Clement’s Second Letter — 20:1

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 1 Samuel — 8:16, 17:9
• 2 Samuel — 8:2, 8:6
• 1 Kings — 1:33, 2:40, 2:41
• 2 Kings — 4:1, 10:19, 14:5
• 2 Chronicles — 6:23, 28:10, 36:20
• Judith — 5:11, 7:27, 9:3
• Psalms — 89:16
• Proverbs — 9:3
• Ecclesiastes — 2:7, 10:7
• Isaiah — 14:2, 56:6, 63:17
• Jeremiah — 7:25, 25:4
• Amos — 3:7
• Joel — 2:29

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 5 — 2:1
• Mandate 6 — 2:4
• Mandate 8 — 1:10
• Mandate 9 — 1:9
• Mandate 12 — 1:3, 2:2, 5:4

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 2 — 1:4
• Parable 5 — 2:2
• Parable 8 — 6:5, 10:3
• Parable 9 — 27:2, 28:8

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 21:34, 21:35, 21:36, 22:3, 22:4, 22:6, 25:14
• Luke — 15:22, 19:13, 19:15
• John — 15:15
• Acts — 2:18
• Romans — 6:16
• 2 Corinthians — 4:5
• Titus — 2:9
• Revelation — 2:20, 7:3, 10:7, 13:16

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
• 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
• ΔΟΥΛΩΝ — of slaves, of servants, of bondservants

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