What does τοσοῦτος · ἔτος · δουλεύω mean in the Bible?
τοσοῦτος · ἔτος · δουλεύω is a Greek phrase meaning "so many years I serve/slave for you".
Greek · G5118, G2094, G1398
τοσαῦτα ἔτη δουλεύω σοι
So great · a year · to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary)
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
τοσοῦτοςG5118so great
Pronunciationtosoûtos
Open lexicon entry →ἔτοςG2094a year
Pronunciationétos
Open lexicon entry →δουλεύωG1398to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary)
Pronunciationdouleúō
Serve in submission to authority or power, whether involuntary bondage or willing allegiance.
Open lexicon entry →What does τοσαῦτα ἔτη δουλεύω σοι (tosauta etē douleuō soi) mean in the Bible?
τοσοῦτος · ἔτος · δουλεύω is a Greek phrase meaning "so many years I serve/slave for you".
Full entry for τοσαῦτα ἔτη δουλεύω σοι (G5118, G2094, G1398) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5118, G2094, G1398?
G5118, G2094, G1398 is connected to 20 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. so many years I serve/slave for you
Source Gloss
so many years I serve/slave for you
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms20Case patternAccusative (8)Number patternSingular (11)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:331×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter1 Cor 14:101×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineRev 18:171×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 5:82×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineJohn 21:111×
Dative · Singular · NeuterHeb 1:4 · Heb 10:252×
Dative · Singular · MasculineJohn 14:91×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 15:33 · Heb 4:7 · Rev 18:73×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 15:29 · John 12:37 · Gal 3:43×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 8:10 · Luke 7:92×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 25 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present20future2aorist2perfect1
Voice
active25
Mood
indicative9infinitive8participle5imperative3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:24δουλεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 6:24δουλεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 15:29δουλεύωpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 16:13δουλεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 16:13δουλεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 8:33δεδουλεύκαμενperfect active indicativeresultantActs 7:7δουλεύσουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveActs 20:19δουλεύωνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 6:6δουλεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 7:25δουλεύωpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 7:6δουλεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 9:12δουλεύσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveRomans 12:11δουλεύοντεςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:18δουλεύωνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 16:18δουλεύουσινpresent active indicativeongoingGalatians 4:25δουλεύειpresent active indicativeongoingGalatians 4:8ἐδουλεύσατεaorist active indicativecompletedGalatians 4:9δουλεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveGalatians 5:13δουλεύετεpresent active imperativeimperativeEphesians 6:7δουλεύοντεςpresent active participleparticiplePhilippians 2:22ἐδούλευσενaorist active indicativecompletedColossians 3:24δουλεύετεpresent active imperativeimperative1 Thessalonians 1:9δουλεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Timothy 6:2δουλευέτωσανpresent active imperativeimperativeTitus 3:3δουλεύοντεςpresent active participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)