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δουλεύω G1398

G1398 is the Greek word δουλεύω, transliterated douleúō. The King James Version most often renders it serve.

Word: δουλεύωTransliteration: douleúōLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 22 verses

What it means

to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary).

Where it comes from

from G1401 (δοῦλος).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

serve 12×bondage 3×serving 3×service 2×were 1×should 1×should serve 1×serveth 1×doing service 1×served 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).

Verses using δουλεύω

All 22 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 6:24 · KJV

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Luke 15:29 · KJV

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Luke 16:13 · KJV

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

John 8:33 · KJV

They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

Acts 7:7 · KJV

And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

Acts 20:19 · KJV

Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

Romans 6:6 · KJV

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

Romans 7:6 · KJV

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

Romans 7:25 · KJV

I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Romans 9:12 · KJV

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

Romans 12:11 · KJV

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Romans 14:18 · KJV

For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

Romans 16:18 · KJV

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Galatians 4:8 · KJV

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

Galatians 4:25 · KJV

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

Galatians 5:13 · KJV

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Ephesians 6:7 · KJV

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

Philippians 2:22 · KJV

But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

Colossians 3:24 · KJV

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:9 · KJV

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

1 Timothy 6:2 · KJV

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

Titus 3:3 · KJV

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Common questions

What does Strong's G1398 mean?

G1398 is the Greek word δουλεύω (douleúō), meaning to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary).

How is G1398 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it serve (12 times), bondage (3 times), serving (3 times), service (2 times), were (1 time), among others.

How many times does G1398 appear in the Bible?

δουλεύω (douleúō) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G1398 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G1401 (δοῦλος).

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