δουλεύω
douleuō · be a slave
Strong's ID: 1398
Lexical summary
25
NT occurrences
14
Observed forms
About this Greek word
To be a slave or servant; to be in slavery or subjection, Jn. 8:33; Acts 7:7; Rom. 9:12; to discharge the duties of a slave or servant, Eph. 6:7; 1 Tim. 6:2; to serve, be occupied in the service of, be devoted, subservient, Mt. 6:24; Lk. 15:29; Acts 20:19; Rom. 14:18; 16:18; met. to be enthralled, involved in a slavish service, spiritually or morally, Gal. 4:9, 25; Tit. 3:3
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
Citation form attested in NT
NT evidence
Future
Reconstructed from NT-attested forms
NT evidence
Aorist
Citation form not reconstructed
NT evidence
Perfect active
Reconstructed from NT-attested forms
NT evidence
Perfect middle/passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Future Active | Aorist Active | Perfect Active | References |
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| Singular | First | — | — | — | ||
| Third | — | |||||
| Plural | First | — | — | — | ||
| Second | — | — | ||||
| Third | — | — |
Imperative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Second | ||
| Third |
Infinitive
| Voice | Present |
|---|---|
| Active |
Participle paradigms
Present Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Romans: 7 occurrences; Galatians: 4 occurrences; Luke: 3 occurrences; Acts: 2 occurrences; Matthew: 2 occurrences; John: 1 occurrences; Titus: 1 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 1 occurrences; Ephesians: 1 occurrences; Colossians: 1 occurrences; Philippians: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences
Author
- Paul17
- Luke5
- Matthew2
- John1
Author distribution counts: Paul: 17 occurrences; Luke: 5 occurrences; Matthew: 2 occurrences; John: 1 occurrences