Slave: A doulos in greek, often translated as slave, bondservant, or bondman in English could refer to several different social classes of people in Roman society. There were those conscripted into slavery through war. There were also those for whom slavery was a punishment levied by the magistrates in response to a crime. There were also those who sold themselves into slavery for whatever reason (perhaps to pay off a debt). There were yet others who became slaves by choice simply because they loved a master and wanted to dedicate their lives to serving that person.
