Word study · Greek
douloō
to enslave, to make a slave
Say it: doo-LO-oh (approximate)
δουλόω
What it means
To make someone a slave, or to bring under bondage. Paul says that believers were "freed from sin" and "enslaved to God" (6:18, 6:22). The verb makes the point that one is always owned by something; the question is by whom.
Range of meaning
- EnslaveBring under bondage.
- ServeBe a slave to.
In Romans
- Chapter 6
"Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness" (6:18, 6:22).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G1402 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources