Lexicon
καταδουλόω
katadouloō
G2615
G:V Greek

to enslave

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Occurrences
2
Books
Greek
Language

katadouloo describes bringing people into slavery or treating them as enslaved.

The two occurrences show bringing people into slavery: as an action someone may impose on others and as the intended loss of freedom described in a warning.

Senses in use

  1. Bring into slavery · dominant

    In 2 Corinthians 11:20, the present active singular form occurs in a list of abuses done to the audience; the APB renders the clause, "if someone enslaves you." In Galatians 2:4, the future active plural form states the purpose attributed to infiltrators; the APB renders, "so that they might bring us into slavery."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as "enslaves you" in 2 Corinthians 11:20 and as "bring us into slavery" in Galatians 2:4. These phrases render the clauses in a translation.

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