doule denotes a woman identified as a servant or slave, including one described in relation to the Lord.

The attested uses identify women as servants or slaves: Mary calls herself the Lord’s servant in Luke 1:38, her lowliness is described in Luke 1:48, and Acts 2:18 includes female servants among those upon whom the Spirit is poured out.

1. A woman in servant or slave status · dominant

   In Luke 1:38, the nominative singular form occurs in Mary’s statement, which the APB renders “the servant of the Lord.” In Luke 1:48, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause the APB renders “the lowliness of his female slave,” while Acts 2:18 uses the accusative plural in the group named as “my male servants and my female servants” who will prophesy.

   Luke 1:38Luke 1:48Acts 2:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “servant” in Luke 1:38 and “female slave” in Luke 1:48, and it uses “female servants” in Acts 2:18. These renderings confirm the verses’ presentation without establishing separate lexical senses.