Bill Mounce

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δοῦλος

Vocabulary form: 
dou:loV, -ou, oJ
Definition: 

slave, servant

Frequency: 
126
GK: 
1528
Root: 
doulo
Mnemonics: 

A slave has lost his freedom.

Mnemonic Singing: 

Ye servants of God,
your master proclaim

Mnemonics

You are my slave, so I command you to do-less singing.

slaves and servants δοῦλος (do lots) of work.

In modern language, a doula is a person who serves or helps a woman during labor/delivery.

Do less slave owning

Biblical Concordance

Either this word does not occur in the New Testament, or it occurs too frequently to show.