Lexical Definition

‎δουλεύω‎ douleúō (dool-yoo'-o) be a slave G:V
from ‎δοῦλος‎

be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).

Usage: 50 forms in 160 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
ἐδούλευσεν he has served Phil.2.22
ἐδουλεύσατε you were enslaved Gal.4.8
εδούλευσεν Israel served LXX.Hos.12.12
Jacob served LXX.Gen.29.20
he served LXX.Gen.29.30 • LXX.2Kgs.21.3 • LXX.2Chr.33.3 • LXX.Ezek.29.20
serve LXX.2Kgs.18.7
served LXX.Judg.2.7 • LXX.2Chr.33.22
served not LXX.Jer.27.13
slaved LXX.2Kgs.21.21
εδούλευσε he served LXX.1Kgs.22.53
he slaved LXX.2Kgs.21.21
served LXX.1Kgs.16.31 • LXX.2Kgs.10.18
εδούλευσασ you slaved LXX.Isa.14.3
εδούλευσαν serve LXX.Judg.10.6
served LXX.Judg.3.8 • LXX.Judg.3.14 • LXX.1Sam.7.4 • LXX.1Kgs.9.9
should not serve LXX.Jer.27.8
slaved LXX.Gen.14.4
they laid service LXX.Jer.25.14
they served LXX.1Sam.4.9 • LXX.2Sam.10.19 • LXX.1Chr.19.19 • LXX.2Chr.7.22 • LXX.Ps.106.36 • LXX.Jer.8.2 • LXX.Jer.16.11 • LXX.Jer.22.9 • LXX.Ezek.29.18
were enslaved LXX.Ps.81.6
εδούλευσα I served LXX.Gen.29.25 • LXX.2Sam.16.19
εδούλευσέ he served LXX.Deut.15.18
served LXX.2Sam.22.44
shall serve LXX.Ps.18.43
εδούλευσάν serve LXX.Neh.9.35
εδούλευσά I served LXX.Gen.31.41
εδούλευον served LXX.1Sam.8.8
they served LXX.1Kgs.4.21 • LXX.2Kgs.17.41
εδουλεύσατε served LXX.Judg.10.13 • LXX.Jer.5.19
εδουλεύσαμεν we served LXX.1Sam.12.10
δούλευσον serve LXX.1Chr.28.9
δούλευε serve LXX.1Sam.26.19
δουλεύων serving LXX.Prov.12.9 • LXX.Mal.3.14 • Acts.20.19 • Rom.14.18
δουλεύω I serve Luke.15.29
serve Rom.7.25
δουλεύσωσι serve LXX.Job.36.11
they may be slave to LXX.Gen.15.14
δουλεύσωμεν we may slave LXX.Exod.14.12
δουλεύσω I will serve LXX.Gen.29.18
serve LXX.2Sam.16.19 • LXX.Jer.2.20
δουλεύσουσιν shall serve LXX.Ps.72.11 • LXX.Isa.19.23 • LXX.Jer.25.11 • LXX.Jer.27.7
they will be in bondage Acts.7.7
δουλεύσουσι shall serve LXX.Dan.7.27
δουλεύσουσί serve LXX.Isa.60.12
shall serve LXX.Ezek.20.40
δουλεύσομεν we shall serve LXX.Judg.9.28 • LXX.Judg.9.28 • LXX.Job.21.15
we will serve LXX.Judg.9.38
δουλεύσομέν we will serve LXX.1Sam.11.1 • LXX.1Sam.12.10 • LXX.1Kgs.12.4 • LXX.2Chr.10.4
δουλεύσητε serve LXX.1Sam.4.9
should serve LXX.1Sam.12.14 • LXX.1Kgs.9.6
δουλεύσησ you should be a slave LXX.Exod.23.33
δουλεύσετε shall you serve LXX.Jer.5.19
you shall serve LXX.Deut.13.4 • LXX.1Sam.17.9 • LXX.Jer.16.13
δουλεύσεισ be a slave LXX.Gen.29.15
should serve LXX.1Kgs.12.7
you shall slave LXX.Deut.28.64
you will be a servant LXX.Gen.27.40
δουλεύσει he shall serve LXX.Exod.21.2 • LXX.Exod.21.6 • LXX.Deut.15.12
serve LXX.Lev.25.39
shall serve LXX.2Kgs.10.18 • LXX.Ps.22.30
will be a servant LXX.Gen.25.23
will be a slave LXX.Prov.11.29
will serve Rom.9.12
δουλεύσατε Give service LXX.Ps.100.2
serve LXX.1Sam.7.3 • LXX.1Sam.12.20 • LXX.1Sam.12.24 • LXX.2Kgs.25.24 • LXX.2Chr.30.8 • LXX.Ps.2.11
δουλεύσαι to serve LXX.Job.39.9
δουλεύουσιν serve Rom.16.18
δουλεύουσί that serve LXX.Isa.65.15
δουλεύοντόσ ones serving LXX.Isa.65.8
δουλεύοντοσ one serving LXX.Mal.3.18
serving LXX.Mal.3.18
δουλεύοντεσ rendering service Eph.6.7
serving Rom.12.11 • Titus.3.3
δουλεύοντα serving LXX.Isa.53.11 • LXX.Mal.3.17
δουλεύοντέσ my servants LXX.Isa.65.13
serving LXX.Isa.65.13 • LXX.Isa.65.13 • LXX.Isa.65.14
δουλεύητε serve LXX.Jer.27.14
δουλεύετε do serve Gal.5.13
you serve LXX.Jer.27.17 • Col.3.24
δουλεύειν being enslaved Rom.6.6
serve LXX.2Chr.34.33 • LXX.Jer.34.10
should slave LXX.Jer.34.9
slave LXX.Exod.14.5
to be enslaved Gal.4.9
to serve LXX.2Chr.33.16 • LXX.Ps.102.22 • LXX.Isa.56.6 • LXX.Jer.11.10 • LXX.Jer.13.10 • LXX.Jer.17.4 • LXX.Jer.25.6 • LXX.Jer.27.6 • LXX.Jer.28.14 • LXX.Jer.35.15 • LXX.Zeph.3.9 • Matt.6.24 • Matt.6.24 • Luke.16.13 • Luke.16.13 • Rom.7.6 • 1Thess.1.9
to slave LXX.Exod.14.12
δουλεύει she is in slavery Gal.4.25
δουλευσουσιν shall serve to him LXX.Dan.7.14
δουλευσάτωσάν be slave LXX.Gen.27.29
δουλευουσιν ones serving LXX.Zech.2.9
δουλευέτωσαν they should serve 1Tim.6.2
δεδούλευκα I have served LXX.Gen.31.6
δεδούλευκά I have served LXX.Gen.30.26 • LXX.Gen.30.26
I served LXX.Gen.30.29
δεδουλεύκαμεν have we been under bondage John.8.33

Abbott-Smith

δουλεύω (< δοῦλος), [in LXX for עבד, as Ge 14:4, exc. Da TH 7:14, 27 (פְּלַח), Is 56:6 (שׁרת pi.)* ;]
to be a slave, be subject to, serve: absol., Ro 7:6, Ga 4:25, I Ti 6:2; c. dat pers., Mt 6:24, Lk 15:29 16:13, Ro 9:12 (LXX); of nations, Jo 8:33, Ac 7:7 (LXX); θεῷ, τ. κυρίῳ, Mt 6:24, Lk 16:13, Ac 20:19, Ro 12:11 (R, mg., καιρῷ) 16:18, Eph 6:7, Col 3:24, I Th 1:9; τ. Χριστῷ, Ro 14:18, Col 3:24; νόμῳ θεοῦ, Ro 7:25; τ. θεοῖς, Ga 4:8; τ. καιρῷ, Ro 12:11 (R, mg. for κυρίῳ); ἀλλήλοις, Ga 5:13; σὺν ἐμοί Phl 2:22; τ. ἁμαρτίᾳ, Ro 6:6; νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας, Ro 7:25; ἐπιθυμίαις κ. ἡδοναις, Tit 3:3; τ. κοιλία, Ro 16:18; μαμωνᾷ, Mt 6:24, Lk 16:13; τ. στοιχείοις τ, κόσμου, Ga 4:9 (Cremer, 217).†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Genesis 14:4
Isaiah 56:6
Daniel 7:14 · 7:27
Matthew 6:24
Luke 15:29 · 16:13
John 8:33
Acts 7:7 · 20:19
Romans 6:6 · 7:6 · 7:25 · 9:12 · 12:11 · 14:18 · 16:18
Galatians 4:8 · 4:9 · 4:25 · 5:13
Ephesians 6:7
Philippians 2:22
Colossians 3:24
1 Thessalonians 1:9
1 Timothy 6:2
Titus 3:3

Liddell-Scott-Jones

δουλεύω-εύω,

(δοῦλος) to be a slave, [δουλεύωείαν δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.12.2, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 183a, +others ">Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 serve, be subject, τό τ᾽ ἄρχειν καὶ τὸ δ. δίχα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. ζεύγλαις[Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. γαστρί, ὕπνῳ, λαγνείᾳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ γῇ δ. make oneself a slave to one's land, i. e. give up rights that one may keep it, [δουλεύωεύομεν δόξαισιν 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 93.8 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τῷ καιρῷ accommodate oneself to the occasion, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 render a service, τινά [Refs 6th c.AD+]