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Koine Greek wordlink #87140

SR GNT Acts 7:7 δουλεύσωσιν (douleusōsin) ‘the nation for whichever they may serve will_be judging I god’ Strongs=13980 Lemma=douleuō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=plural

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Only use of identical word form δουλεύσωσιν (V-SAA3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δουλεύσωσιν’ (V-SAA3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘they may serve’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘douleuō’ have 14 different glosses: ‘am serving’, ‘are serving’, ‘be serving’, ‘to_be serving’, ‘will_be serving’, ‘I am serving’, ‘he served’, ‘she is serving’, ‘them let_be serving’, ‘they may serve’, ‘we have served’, ‘you_all are serving’, ‘you_all served’, ‘serving’.

Greek words (2) other than δουλεύσωσιν (V-SAA3..P) with a gloss related to ‘serve’

MARK 10:45 διακονῆσαι (diakonaʸsai) V-NAA.... Lemma=diakoneō ‘came to_be served but to serve and to give the’ SR GNT Mark 10:45 word 11

MAT 20:28 διακονῆσαι (diakonaʸsai) V-NAA.... Lemma=diakoneō ‘came to_be served but to serve and to give the’ SR GNT Mat 20:28 word 10

Key: V=verb NAA....=infinitive,aorist,active SAA3..P=subjunctive,aorist,active,3rd person plural