The Difference Between doylos and âbad
Both doylos (Greek: δοῦλος, G1401) and âbad (Hebrew: עָבַד, H5647) address overlapping biblical themes — doylos carrying the sense of "bond" and âbad conveying "be". Each word is shaped by its own covenant and cultural context, yet together they illuminate how the Old and New Testaments speak with one voice on this theme.
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δοῦλος vs עָבַד
doylos and âbad
δοῦλος
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
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Exegetical Meaning
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency) | Etymology: from G1210 (δέω); | KJV: bond(-man), servant
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עָבַד
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
H5647
Exegetical Meaning
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. | Etymology: a primitive root; | KJV: [idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
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