See Definition for doulov 1401
See Definition for yerapwn 2324
See Definition for diakonov 1249
See Definition for oikethv 3610
See Definition for uphrethv 5257
doulov is the usual word for slave, one who is permanently in
servitude, in subjection to a master.
yerapwn is simply one who renders service at a particular time,
sometimes as a slave, more often as a freeman, who renders voluntary
service prompted by duty or love. It denotes one who serves, in
his relation to a person.
diakonov also may designate either a slave or a freeman, it denotes
a servant viewed in relation to his work.
oikethv designates a slave, sometimes being practically equivalent
to doulov. Usually, however, as the etymology of the term
indicates, it means a slave as a member of the household, not
emphasizing the servile idea, but rather the relation which would tend
to mitigate the severity of his condition.
uphrethv means literally an under-rower, and was used to describe
an ordinary rower on a war-galley. It is then used, as in the N.T., to
indicate any man, not a slave, who served in a subordinate position
under a superior.
