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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

δούλη

Lemma	δούλη
Citation form	δούλη, ης, ἡ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	a female slave, bonds-maid
Strong’s	G1399
Transliteration	doúlē
Definition	a female slave (involuntarily or voluntarily)
KJV glosses	:--handmaid(-en).
Derivation	feminine of
SBLGNT occurrences	3

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

Greek form	Grammar 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

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