Word study · Greek

doulos

slave, servant

Say it: DOO-los (approximate)

δοῦλος

What it means

A slave. "There is neither bondservant nor free" (3:28); "you are no longer a bondservant, but a son" (4:7).

Range of meaning

  • SlaveSomeone owned by another.
  • Servant of GodA title of honor for those who serve the Lord.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 3

    "Neither bondservant nor free" (3:28).

  • Chapter 4

    "You are no longer a bondservant" (4:7).

Every verse (4)

Verses where G1401 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources