Words the Bible translates as slave
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- evedעֶבֶדa servant or slave: a person whose identity is defined by subordination to another, ranging from an owned slave to a royal official to a worshipper chosen by God.
- doulosδοῦλοςa slave: a person legally owned by another and wholly at that owner's disposal
- oiketēsοἰκέτηςslavenot studied yet
- amahאָמָהa female slave: a woman owned and serving in a household, often one who could be taken as a wife or who calls herself this in humble respect before a superior.
- avadעֲבַדa servant: a person who belongs to a master and answers to him, whether that master is a king or God
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