Dictionary entry

G01398

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

δουλεύω

Etym. δοῦλος

1. "to be a slave", τινί to one, Plat., etc.; παρά τινι Dem.; c. acc. cogn., δουλείαν δ. Xen.

2. "to serve or be subject to", opp. to ἄρχω, Hdt., etc.; τῆι γῆι δ. "to be a slave" to one's land, i. e. submit to indignities that one may keep it, Thuc.