douloō · enslave

What it means

douloō (δουλόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “enslave”.

Make a slave; in the passive, be enslaved, be bound.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Take away someone's freedom, make them a bondservant; become bound to something.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• enslaved ×4
• made slaves ×2
• they would enslave ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×1
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×2
• Titus×1
• 2 Peter×1

• Acts 7:6

  And God spoke thus: that his offspring would be foreigners in a land belonging to others, and they would enslave them and mistreat them four hundred years.

• Romans 6:18

  and, having been set free from sin, you were made slaves to righteousness.

• Romans 6:22

  But now, having been set free from sin and made slaves to God, you have your fruit for sanctification, and the end, eternal life.

• 1 Corinthians 7:15

  But if the unbeliever separates, let him separate; the brother or the sister is not enslaved in such cases; but God has called us in peace.

• 1 Corinthians 9:19

  For though I am free from all, I enslaved myself to all, so that I might win the more people.

• Titus 2:3

  Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

• 2 Peter 2:19

  promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what anyone is overcome, to this he is also enslaved.