doulagogeo describes bringing one's own body under enslaving control to avoid disqualification after preaching.

Its sole attested use describes the speaker's active, ongoing subjection of his own body in connection with avoiding disqualification after preaching to others.

1. Subjecting one's own body to control · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 9:27, the first-person singular present active indicative form occurs in the clause about wearing out the body and placing it under control so that the speaker is not disqualified after preaching to others. The APB renders the clause, "But I wear out my body and enslave it," confirming the verse's portrayal of bodily self-subjection.

   1 Corinthians 9:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 9:27, the APB presents the clause as "I wear out my body and enslave it." This wording confirms the clause's overall portrayal rather than isolating each English word as a precise rendering.