Word study · Greek
douleúō
serve
Say it: dool-YOO-oh (approximate)
δουλεύω
What it means
To serve as a slave, to be in service. In 3:24, "you serve the Lord Christ." Paul turns the slaves' work into service of the real Master.
Range of meaning
- Serve as a slaveWork as a slave.
- ServeBe devoted to.
In Colossians
- Chapter 3
"You serve the Lord Christ" (3:24).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1398 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources