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enslave, enslaves, enslaved, bond, bondage, bonds, bound

Definition:

To "enslave" someone means to force that person to serve a master or a ruling country. To be "enslaved" or "in bondage" means to be under the control of something or someone.

• A person who is enslaved or in bondage must serve others without payment; he is not free to do what he wants.
• To "enslave" also means to take away a person's freedom.
• Another word for "bondage" is "slavery."
• In a figurative way, human beings are "enslaved" to sin until Jesus frees them from its control and power.
• When a person receives new life in Christ, he stops being a slave to sin and becomes a slave to righteousness.

Translation Suggestions:

• The term "enslave" could be translated as "cause to not be free" or "force to serve others" or "put under the control of others."
• The phrase "enslaved to" or "in bondage to" could be translated as "forced to be a slave of" or "forced to serve" or "under the control of."

(See also: free, righteous, servant)

Bible References:

• Galatians 04:3-5
• Galatians 04:24-25
• Genesis 15:12-13
• Jeremiah 30:8-9

Word Data:

• Strong's: H3533, H5647, G1398, G1402, G2615