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δουλεύω

Strong’s: G1398

Associated OET lemmas: δουλεύω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: δουλόω

Sense 1: to be a slave

Semantic entry: 87.79

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: Slave, Free

Definition: to be a slave of someone

JHN 8:33: RV JHN 8:33 · LV JHN 8:33 · Read together JHN 8:33

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OET-RV JHN 8:33

33 But some queried, “We are Avraham’s descendants and we’ve never been slaves to anyone, so how can you say that we’ll be set free?”

OET-LV JHN 8:33

33 They _answered to him:
We _are seed of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), and we _have _served to _no _one ever, how are_ you _saying, that You _all _will _be _becoming free?

ACT 7:7: RV ACT 7:7 · LV ACT 7:7 · Read together ACT 7:7

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OET-RV ACT 7:7

7 However God promised to punish the nation that enslaved them, and told him that in the end they would leave that place and serve him here in this country.

OET-LV ACT 7:7

7 But I the god will _be _judging the nation for _whichever if they _may _serve, said:
And after these things, they _will _be _coming _out and will _be _serving unto _me in the this place.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 8:33 · LV JHN 8:33 · Read together JHN 8:33

ACT: RV ACT 7:7 · LV ACT 7:7 · Read together ACT 7:7

TH1: RV TH1 1:9 · LV TH1 1:9 · Read together TH1 1:9

Sense 2: to be a slave to, to be controlled by

Semantic entry: 37.25

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Control, Restrain

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of δουλεύω[a] ‘to be a slave,’ 87.79: δουλεύω) to be under the control of some influence and to serve the interests of such

Notes: In a number of languages it may be difficult to translate more or less literally ‘but they serve their own appetites.’ One can, however, often translate this expression in RV ROM 16:18 · LV ROM 16:18 · Read together ROM 16:18 as ‘but they do just what their own desires told them to do’ or ‘they do whatever they desired to do.’

ROM 6:6: RV ROM 6:6 · LV ROM 6:6 · Read together ROM 6:6

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OET-RV ROM 6:6

6 knowing that the old personality was executed with him so that sin would have no more power over our bodies, and hence we no longer need to serve it,

OET-LV ROM 6:6

6 this knowing that the old of _us person was _executed _on _a _stake _with him, in _order _that may _be _nullified the body of_ the _sin, that no _longer to _be _serving us the for _sin.

ROM 9:12: RV ROM 9:12 · LV ROM 9:12 · Read together ROM 9:12

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OET-RV ROM 9:12

12 (not as a result of effort, but by God’s announcement), she was told, ‘The older child will serve the younger one.’

OET-LV ROM 9:12

12 not of works, but of the one calling, it _was _said to _her, that The greater will _be _serving for _the lessor.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 6:6 · RV ROM 9:12 · RV ROM 16:18 · LV ROM 6:6 · LV ROM 9:12 · LV ROM 16:18 · Read together ROM 6:6 · Read together ROM 9:12 · Read together ROM 16:18

GAL: RV GAL 4:8–9 · RV GAL 4:25 · LV GAL 4:8–9 · LV GAL 4:25 · Read together GAL 4:8–9 · Read together GAL 4:25

TIT: RV TIT 3:3 · LV TIT 3:3 · Read together TIT 3:3

Sense 3: to serve

Semantic entry: 35.27

Semantic domains: Help, Care For

Subdomains: Serve

Definition: to serve, normally in a humble manner and in response to the demands or commands of others

Notes: It is possible that in RV MAT 6:24 · LV MAT 6:24 · Read together MAT 6:24 δουλεύω[a], namely, to be a slave (see 87.79: δουλεύω).

MAT 6:24: RV MAT 6:24 · LV MAT 6:24 · Read together MAT 6:24

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OET-RV MAT 6:24

24 “No one can serve two masters, because they’ll either hate one and like the other one, or else will support one and despise the other. So you people can’t serve both God and money.

OET-LV MAT 6:24

24 No _one is _able to _be _serving for _two masters, because/for either he _will _be _hating the one and he _will _be _loving the other, or he _will _be _upholding of_the_one and he _will _be _despising of _the other.
You _all _are_ not _being _able to _be _serving for_god and money.

LUK 15:29: RV LUK 15:29 · LV LUK 15:29 · Read together LUK 15:29

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OET-RV LUK 15:29

29 ‘Listen,’ said the older son to his father, ‘I’ve worked for you for however many years and I’ve never disobeyed you, yet you never gave me even a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!

OET-LV LUK 15:29

29 And he answering said to _the father of _him:
Behold, so _many years I _am _serving for _you, and I_ never _passed _by a_command of _you, and you_ never _gave a_young _goat, to _me, in _order _that I _may _be _gladdened with the friends of _me.

All 14 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 6:24 · LV MAT 6:24 · Read together MAT 6:24

LUK: RV LUK 15:29 · RV LUK 16:13 · LV LUK 15:29 · LV LUK 16:13 · Read together LUK 15:29 · Read together LUK 16:13

ACT: RV ACT 20:19 · LV ACT 20:19 · Read together ACT 20:19

ROM: RV ROM 7:6 · RV ROM 7:25 · RV ROM 12:11 · RV ROM 14:18 · LV ROM 7:6 · LV ROM 7:25 · LV ROM 12:11 · LV ROM 14:18 · Read together ROM 7:6 · Read together ROM 7:25 · Read together ROM 12:11 · Read together ROM 14:18

GAL: RV GAL 5:13 · LV GAL 5:13 · Read together GAL 5:13

EPH: RV EPH 6:7 · LV EPH 6:7 · Read together EPH 6:7

PHP: RV PHP 2:22 · LV PHP 2:22 · Read together PHP 2:22

COL: RV COL 3:24 · LV COL 3:24 · Read together COL 3:24

TH1: RV TH1 1:9 · LV TH1 1:9 · Read together TH1 1:9

TI1: RV TI1 6:2 · LV TI1 6:2 · Read together TI1 6:2