◄ 1397. douleia ►
Strong's Lexicon douleia: Slavery, bondage, servitude Original Word: δουλεία Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: douleia Pronunciation: doo-li'-ah Phonetic Spelling: (doo-li'-ah) Definition: Slavery, bondage, servitude Meaning: slavery, bondage. Word Origin: Derived from δοῦλος (doulos), meaning "slave" or "servant." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - עֲבֹדָה (avodah) - H5656, meaning "service" or "labor." - עֶבֶד (eved) - H5650, meaning "servant" or "slave." Usage: The term "douleia" primarily refers to the condition or state of being a slave or in servitude. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe spiritual bondage or subjection, particularly in contrast to the freedom found in Christ. It conveys the idea of being under the control or dominion of another, whether it be sin, the law, or fear. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, slavery was a common institution, and many people lived in a state of servitude. Slaves were considered property and had limited rights. The concept of "douleia" would have been well understood by early Christians, both as a literal social condition and as a metaphor for spiritual realities. The New Testament writers used this term to illustrate the contrast between life under the law or sin and the freedom offered through faith in Jesus Christ. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1397 douleía (a feminine noun) – bondage, a brand of slavery (enslavement). See 1401 (doulos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from douleuó Definition slavery NASB Translation slavery (4), slaves (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1397: δουλεία δουλεία (Tdf. δουλια (see Iota)), δουλείας, ἡ, (δουλεύω); slavery, bondage, the condition of a slave: τῆς φθορᾶς, the bondage which consists in decay (Winers Grammar, § 59, 8 a., cf. Buttmann, 78 (68)), equivalent to the law, the necessity, of perishing, Romans 8:21; used of the slavish sense of fear, devoid alike of buoyancy of spirit and of trust in God, such as is produced by the thought of death, Hebrews 2:15, as well as by the Mosaic law in its votaries, Romans 8:15 (πνεῦμα δουλείας); the Mosaic system is said to cause δουλεία on account of the grievous burdens its precepts impose upon its adherents: Galatians 4:24; Galatians 5:1. (From Pindar down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bondage. From douleuo; slavery (ceremonially or figuratively) -- bondage. see GREEK douleuo Forms and Transliterations δουλεία δουλειαν δουλείαν δουλειας δουλείας douleian douleían douleias douleías Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Romans 8:15 N-GFS GRK: ἐλάβετε πνεῦμα δουλείας πάλιν εἰς NAS: a spirit of slavery leading KJV: the spirit of bondage again INT: you received a spirit of bondage again unto Romans 8:21 N-GFS GRK: ἀπὸ τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς NAS: will be set free from its slavery to corruption KJV: from the bondage of corruption INT: from the bondage of decay Galatians 4:24 N-AFS GRK: Σινά εἰς δουλείαν γεννῶσα ἥτις NAS: bearing children who are to be slaves; she is Hagar. KJV: which gendereth to bondage, which is INT: Sinai to bondage bringing forth which Galatians 5:1 N-GFS GRK: πάλιν ζυγῷ δουλείας ἐνέχεσθε NAS: again to a yoke of slavery. KJV: again with the yoke of bondage. INT: again in a yoke of bondage be held Hebrews 2:15 N-GFS GRK: ἔνοχοι ἦσαν δουλείας NAS: were subject to slavery all KJV: their lifetime subject to bondage. INT: were subject were to bondage Strong's Greek 1397 5 Occurrences δουλείαν — 1 Occ. δουλείας — 4 Occ.