G1398–δουλεύω–douleuō

"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.

δουλεύειν· douleuein “to serve;”δουλεύειν douleuein “to serve”

"`All these years,' replied the son, `I have been slaving for you, and I have never at any time disobeyed any of your orders, and yet you have never given me so much as a kid, for me to enjoy myself with my friends;

δουλεύω douleuō “I serve”

"No servant can be in bondage to two masters. For either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will cling fast to one and scorn the other. You cannot be bondservants both of God and of gold."

δουλεύειν· douleuein “to serve;”δουλεύειν douleuein “to serve”

"We are descendants of Abraham," they answered, "and have never at any time been in slavery to any one. What do those words of yours mean, `You shall become free'?"

δεδουλεύκαμεν dedouleukamen “have we been under bondage”

"`And the nation, whichever it is, that enslaves them, I will judge,' said God; `and afterwards they shall come out, and they shall worship Me in this place.'

δουλεύσουσιν, douleusousin “they will be in bondage,”

serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--

δουλεύων douleuōn “serving”

This we know--that our old self was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our sinful nature might be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin;

δουλεύειν douleuein “being enslaved”

But seeing that we have died to that which once held us in bondage, the Law has now no hold over us, so that we render a service which, instead of being old and formal, is new and spiritual.

δουλεύειν douleuein “to serve”

Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!) To sum up then, with my understanding, I--my true self--am in servitude to the Law of God, but with my lower nature I am in servitude to the Law of sin.

δουλεύω douleuō “serve”

"The elder of them will be bondservant to the younger."

δουλεύσει douleusei “will serve”

Do not be indolent when zeal is required. Be thoroughly warm-hearted, the Lord's own servants,

δουλεύοντες, douleuontes “serving,”

and whoever in this way devotedly serves Christ, God takes pleasure in him, and men highly commend him.

δουλεύων douleuōn “serving”

For men of that stamp are not bondservants of Christ our Lord, but are slaves to their own appetites; and by their plausible words and their flattery they utterly deceive the minds of the simple.

δουλεύουσιν douleuousin “serve”

But at one time, you Gentiles, having no knowledge of God, were slaves to gods which in reality do not exist.

ἐδουλεύσατε edouleusate “you were enslaved”

Now, however, having come to know God--or rather to be known by Him--how is it you are again turning back to weak and worthless rudimentary notions to which you are once more willing to be enslaved?

δουλεύειν douleuein “to be enslaved”

This is Hagar; for the name Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, which is in bondage together with her children.

δουλεύει douleuei “she is in slavery”

You however, brethren, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an excuse for giving way to your lower natures; but become bondservants to one another in a spirit of love.

δουλεύετε douleuete “do serve”

With right good will, be faithful to your duty as service rendered to the Lord and not to man.

δουλεύοντες douleuontes “rendering service”

But you know Timothy's approved worth--how, like a child working with his father, he has served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

ἐδούλευσεν edouleusen “he has served”

For you know that it is from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. Christ is the Master whose bondservants you are.

δουλεύετε. douleuete “you serve.”

For when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,

δουλεύειν douleuein “to serve”

And those who have believing masters should not be wanting in respect towards them because they are their brethren, but should serve them all the more willingly because those who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers and are friends.

δουλευέτωσαν, douleuetōsan “they should serve [them],”

For there was a time when we also were deficient in understanding, obstinate, deluded, the slaves of various cravings and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.

δουλεύοντες douleuontes “serving”