δούλη
doule
maidservant
feminine of δοῦλος; a female slave (involuntarily or voluntarily):--handmaid(-en).
Luke 1:38 · Word #6
Lexicon G1399
| Lemma | δούλη |
| Transliteration | doúlē |
| Strong's | G1399 |
| In-context | maidservant |
| Literal | slave-female |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δούλη |
| Strong's | G1399 |
SIBI-P1 G1399-02
O enslaved-servant (masculine singular, vocative) / female enslaved-servant (feminine singular, nominative)
| Morphological Notes | δοῦλε: noun, vocative masculine singular (direct address to a male slave/bond-servant). δούλη: noun, nominative feminine singular (female slave/bond-servant as subject). |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the core idea of one who is bound in service or ownership (“enslaved-servant”) rather than the softer English “servant.” The vocative masculine singular form δοῦλε is reflected with "O" to mark direct address, while the nominative feminine singular δούλη is rendered as a female subject, preserving both gender and case distinctions. |
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