There is not an equivalent word in Hebrew or Greek for the English word “slave”.
In the Hebrew, the word used is eḇeḏ. It means:
servant (744x), manservant (23x), bondman (21x), bondage (10x), bondservant (1x), on all sides (1x).
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon … v/wlc/0-1/
It is used 800 times in the Old Testament.
Some examples:
[Gen 24:34 KJV] 34 And he said, I [am] Abraham’s servant. [Gen 42:13 KJV] 13 And they said, Thy servants[H5650] [are] twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest [is] this day with our father, and one [is] not. [Num 12:7 KJV] 7 My servant[H5650] Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house. [Jos 9:8 KJV] 8 And they said unto Joshua, We [are] thy servants.[H5650] And Joshua said unto them, Who [are] ye? and from whence come ye? [1Sa 17:32 KJV] 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant[H5650] will go and fight with this Philistine. [2Sa 7:5 KJV] 5 Go and tell my servant[H5650] David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? [1Ki 3:7 KJV] 7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant[H5650] king instead of David my father: and I [am but] a little child: I know not [how] to go out or come in. [Psa 34:22 KJV] 22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants:[H5650] and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. [Isa 20:3 KJV] 3 And the LORD said, Like as my servant[H5650] Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years [for] a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; [Jer 46:27 KJV] 27 But fear not thou, O my servant[H5650] Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make [him] afraid. [Dan 9:17 KJV] 17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant,[H5650] and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.In the Greek, the word is doulos. It means:
servant (120x), bond (6x), bondman (1x).
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon … jv/tr/0-1/
Is is used 127 times in the New Testament.
Some examples:
[Mat 20:27 KJV] 27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:[G1401] [Mat 25:21 KJV] 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant:[G1401] thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. [Act 16:17 KJV] 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants[G1401] of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. [Rom 1:1 KJV] 1 Paul, a servant[G1401] of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, [2Co 4:5 KJV] 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants[G1401] for Jesus’ sake. [Gal 1:10 KJV] 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant[G1401] of Christ. [Phl 2:7 KJV] 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant,[G1401] and was made in the likeness of men: [Jas 1:1 KJV] 1 James, a servant[G1401] of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. [2Pe 1:1 KJV] 1 Simon Peter, a servant[G1401] and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: [Jde 1:1 KJV] 1 Jude, the servant[G1401] of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, [and] called: [Rev 1:1 KJV] 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants[G1401] things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant[G1401] John: [Rev 22:6 KJV] 6 And he said unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants[G1401] the things which must shortly be done.https://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1139068#p1139068