The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

δούλη

Lemmaδούλη
Citation formδούλη, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa female slave, bonds-maid
Strong’sG1399
Transliterationdoúlē
Definitiona female slave (involuntarily or voluntarily)
KJV glosses:--handmaid(-en).
Derivationfeminine of
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
δούλας
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-)Acts 2:18
δούλη
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-)Luke 1:38
δούλης
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-)Luke 1:48

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: δουλη.