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Doulos (Ancient Greek: δοῦλος, Greek: δούλος, Linear B: do-e-ro) is a Greek masculine noun meaning "slave".Doulos may refer to: A slave (δοῦλος) in ancient Greece; see also Slavery in Ancient Rome as well as Slavery in the New Testament and Slavery in antiquity.
Slavery was a widely accepted practice in ancient Greece, as it was in contemporaneous societies. [2] The principal use of slaves was in agriculture, but they were also used in stone quarries or mines, as domestic servants, or even as a public utility, as with the demosioi of Athens.
δουλος can mean either servant or slave, while παις can mean either servant or son. It is the same word used for children in Matthew 2:16. [1] Thus while both writers could be referring to the Centurion's servant, Matthew may believe the sufferer is his son. Another change is the ailment.
The original Greek says: οὖσαν διάκονον, ousan diakonon, being [the] [female] servant of the church at Cenchreae. The word "diakonon" means servant in nearly all of its 30 uses in the New Testament, but may also be used to refer to the church office of deacon. There is no scholarly consensus regarding whether the phrase here ...
Hyperetes (Ancient Greek: ὑπηρέτης; pl. hyperetai) was an Ancient Greek title.It is derived from ἐρέσσω (eresso), and therefore originally signifies a rower, but in later times the word was, with the exception of the soldiers or marines, applied to the whole body of persons who performed any service in a vessel.
A handmaiden (nowadays less commonly handmaid or maidservant) is a personal maid or female servant. [1] The term is also used metaphorically for something whose primary role is to serve or assist.) [ 1 ] Depending on culture or historical period, a handmaiden may be of enslaved status or may be simply an employee.
Brooklyn Museum – The Ear of Malchus (L'oreille de Malchus) – James Tissot A depiction of Peter striking Malchus (c. 1520, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon) Malchus (/ ˈ m æ l k ə s /; Koinē Greek: Μάλχος, romanized: Málkhos, pronounced [ˈmal.kʰos]) was the servant of the Jewish High Priest Caiaphas who participated in the arrest of Jesus as written in the four gospels.
word only, and my servant shall be healed. The New International Version translates the passage as: The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.