Doulos

• δοῦλος

Definitions:

i. a slave, bondman, man of servile condition

a. a slave

b. metaph., one who gives himself up to another's will those whose service is used by Christ in

extending and advancing his cause among men

c. devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests

ii. a servant, attendant

Translations:

KJV (127) - bond, 6; bondman, 1; servant, 120;

NAS (141) - bond-servant, 11; bond-servants, 12; bondslave, 3; bondslaves, 8; both men and women, 8; servants, 1; slave, 58; slave's, 1; slaves, 39;

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In attempt to further understand the meaning of servant-hood or what it means to become a slave for God, I will take time to look known examples in the past, at their life and works, their beliefs, and how they handle the ups and downs in their lives.