δούλη
doulē · slave woman
Greek word · Strong’s number G1399 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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doulē (δούλη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “slave woman”.
Female slave.
How to say it
dou·lē
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
- A woman belonging to a master and serving him.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- slave ×2
- female slaves ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 1:38
And Mary said, “Look, I am the slave of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
- Luke 1:48
for he has looked upon the lowliness of his slave. For look, from now on all generations will call me happy,
- Acts 2:18
and even on my male slaves and on my female slaves in those days I will pour out from my Spirit, and they will prophesy.