Greek word study
δουλεύω G1398
- Transliteration
- douleúō
- KJV glosses
- be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice)
Lexical summary
to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information