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δοῦλος
doûlos · Greek · Strong's G1401 · 124 occurrences
The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “servant”
What it means
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
from G1210 (δέω);
How the KJV renders it
bond, servant
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“servant”
“bond”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- What happens to those who never heard the gospel?
Where it appears
124 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 7:21 N-NSM1 Corinthians 7:22 N-NSM1 Corinthians 7:23 N-NPM1 Corinthians 12:13 N-NPM1 Peter 2:16 N-NPM1 Timothy 6:1 N-NPM2 Corinthians 4:5 N-APM2 Peter 1:1 N-NSM2 Peter 2:19 N-NPM2 Timothy 2:24 N-ASMActs 2:18 N-APMActs 4:29 N-DPMActs 16:17 N-NPMColossians 3:11 N-NSMColossians 3:22 N-NPMColossians 4:1 N-DPMColossians 4:12 N-NSMEphesians 6:5 N-NPMEphesians 6:6 N-NPMEphesians 6:8 N-NSMGalatians 1:10 N-NSMGalatians 3:28 N-NSMGalatians 4:1 N-GSMGalatians 4:7 N-NSMJames 1:1 N-NSMJohn 4:51 N-NPMJohn 8:34 N-NSMJohn 8:35 N-NSMJohn 13:16 N-NSMJohn 15:15 N-APMJohn 15:20 N-NSMJohn 18:10 N-ASMJohn 18:18 N-NPMJohn 18:26 N-GPMJude 1:1 N-NSMLuke 2:29 N-ASMLuke 7:2 N-NSMLuke 7:3 N-ASMLuke 7:8 N-DSMLuke 7:10 N-ASMLuke 12:37 N-NPMLuke 12:43 N-NSMLuke 12:45 N-NSMLuke 12:46 N-GSMLuke 12:47 N-NSMLuke 14:17 N-ASMLuke 14:21 N-DSMLuke 14:22 N-NSMLuke 14:23 N-ASMLuke 15:22 N-APMLuke 17:7 N-ASMLuke 17:9 N-DSMLuke 17:10 N-NPMLuke 19:13 N-APMLuke 19:15 N-APMLuke 19:17 N-VSMLuke 19:22 N-VSMLuke 20:10 N-ASMLuke 20:11 N-ASMLuke 22:50 N-ASM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.