Word study · Greek

douloō

to enslave, to make a slave

Say it: doo-LO-oh (approximate)

δουλόω

What it means

"Though I am free... I have made myself a servant to all" (9:19).

Range of meaning

  • EnslaveBring under bondage.
  • ServeBe a slave to.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 9

    "I have made myself a servant to all" (9:19).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G1402 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources