Lexical Definition
δουλεία douleía (doo-li'-ah) slavery G:N-F
from δουλεύω
bondage.
- slavery (ceremonially or figuratively)
Abbott-Smith
δουλεία (T, -λία), -ας, ἡ (< δουλεύω), [in LXX, as Ex 13:3, for עֶבֶד and cognates ;]
slavery, bondage: Ro 8:15, 21, Ga 4:24 5:1, He 2:15.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 13:3 |
| Romans | 8:15 · 8:21 |
| Galatians | 4:24 · 5:1 |
| Hebrews | 2:15 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
δουλεία-εία, ἡ,
Ionic dialect δουλεία-ηΐη [Refs 6th c.BC+]: also δουλείαία [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— slavery, bondage, [same places], [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δουλείαείας γάγγαμον, ζυγά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ τῶν κρεισσόνων δ. imposed by them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; applied to the condition of the subject allies of Athens, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II collectively, slaves, δουλείαεύοντα δουλείαείαις ἐμαῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἢν.. ἡ δ. ἐπανιστῆται if the slave-class rise in rebellion, [δουλείαείας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1264a36. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III service for hire, μισθὸν δουλείαείας [LXX]