Slave

a servant

a servant

servant, slave; in the NT a person owned as a possession for various lengths of times (Hebrew slaves no more than seven years, Gentile slaves without time limit), of lower social status than free persons or masters; slaves could earn or purchase their freedom a male slave, or servant, of various degrees, Mt. 8:9, and frequently ; a servitor, person of mean condition, Phil. 2:7; feminine δούλη , a female slave; a handmaiden, Lk. 1:38, 48; Acts 2:18; δοῦλος , used figuratively, in a bad sense, one involved in moral or spiritual thraldom, Jn. 8:34; Rom. 6:17, 20; 1Cor. 7:23; 2Pet. 2:19; in a good sense, a devoted servant or minister, Acts 16:17; Rom. 1:1; one pledged or bound to serve, 1Cor. 7:22; 2Cor. 4:5

δοῦλος, -η, -ον, [in LXX, ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ὁ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה ,אָמָה ;] __1. in bondage to, subject to: Rom.6:19. __2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave; __(a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid (Cremer, 702; DB, iii, 215): Luk.1:38, 48 Act.2:18" (LXX) ; __(b) masc., ὁ δ., a slave, bond-man: Mat.8:9 18:23, al.; opposite to ἐλεύθερος, 1Co.7:22 12:13, Gal.3:28, Eph.6:8, Col.3:11, Rev.6:15 13:16 19:18; opposite to κύριος, δεσπότης, οἰκοδεσπότης, Mat.10:24 13:27, 28 Luk.12:46, Jhn.15:15, Eph.6:5, Col.3:22 4:1, al.; metaphorically, δ. Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Χρ., Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Rom.1:1, 1Co.7:22, Gal.1:10, Eph.6:6, Php.1:1, Col.4:12, Jas.1:1, 2Pe.1:1, Ju 1; δ. τ. θεοῦ, τ. κυρίου, Act.16:17, 2Ti.2:24, Tit.1:1, 1Pe.2:16, Rev.7:3 15:3; δ. πονηρός, ἀχρεῖος, κακός, Mat.18:32 24:48 25:26, 30, Luk.17:10 19:22; δ. ἁμαρτίας, Jhn.8:34, Rom.6:17, 20; τ. φθορᾶς, 2Pe.2:19. SYN.: διάκονος (q.V.), θεράπων, ὐπηρέτης (see DB, iii, 377; iv, 461, 469; DCG, i, 221; ii, 613; Cremer, 215, 702). (AS)

οἰκέτης, -ου, ὁ (οἰκέω), [in LXX for עֶבֶד ;] a house-servant: Luk.16:13, Rom.14:4; pl., Act.10:7, 1Pe.2:18 (In Plat., Hdt., Sir.4:30 6:11, the pl. includes all the inmates of the house, the familia, οἰκετεία.)† SYN.. see: διάκονος (AS)

of or for the menials or household , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)

adj. enslaved, enthralled, subservient, Ro. 6.19; as a subst. δοῦλος, a male slave, or servant, of various degrees, Mat. 8.9, et al. freq.; a person of mean condition, Phi. 2.7; fem. δούλη, a female slave; a handmaiden, Lu. 1.38, 48. Ac. 2.18; δοῦλος, used figuratively, in a bad sense, one involved in moral or spiritual thraldom, Jno. 8.34. Ro. 6.17, 20. 1 Co. 7.23. 2 Pe. 2.19; in a good sense, a devoted servant, follower or minister, Ac. 16.17. Ro. 1.1, et al.; one pledged or bound to serve, 1 Co. 7.22. 2 Co. 4.5: whence

pr. an inmate of a house; a domestic servant, household slave, Lu. 16.13. Ac. 10.7. Ro. 14.4. 1 Pe. 2.18: from

the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively

a servant

Ebed, the name of two Israelites

a female slave (as a member of the household)

a maidservant or female slave