◄ 1658. eleutheros ►
Strong's Lexicon eleutheros: Free, free man, free woman Original Word: ἐλεύθερος Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: eleutheros Pronunciation: eh-loo'-the-ros Phonetic Spelling: (el-yoo'-ther-os) Definition: Free, free man, free woman Meaning: free, delivered from obligation. Word Origin: Derived from a primary word (erchomai, meaning "to come" or "to go") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of freedom in the Hebrew Bible is often expressed with words like חָפְשִׁי (chofshi, Strong's H2670) meaning "free" or "liberated," and דְּרוֹר (deror, Strong's H1865) meaning "liberty" or "release." Usage: The Greek word "eleutheros" primarily denotes the state of being free, as opposed to being a slave or in bondage. It is used in the New Testament to describe both physical freedom from slavery and spiritual freedom from the bondage of sin. The term emphasizes the liberty that comes through Christ, highlighting the contrast between the old life under the law and the new life in the Spirit. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of freedom was highly valued, especially in contrast to slavery, which was a common institution. A "free" person had rights and privileges that slaves did not possess. In the Jewish context, freedom also had a spiritual dimension, often associated with liberation from oppression and the fulfillment of God's promises. The New Testament writers, particularly Paul, used this cultural understanding to convey the deeper spiritual freedom found in Christ. HELPS Word-studies 1658 eleútheros (an adjective) – properly, free (liberated), unbound (unshackled); (figuratively) free to realize one's destiny in Christ. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. word Definition free, i.e. not a slave or not under restraint NASB Translation exempt (1), free (12), free man (2), free men (3), free woman (4), freeman (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1658: ἐλεύθερος ἐλεύθερος, ἐλευθέρα, ἐλεύθερον (ἘΛΑΥΘΩ equivalent to ἔρχομαι (so Curtius, p. 497, after Etym. Magn. 329, 43; Suidas col. 1202 a., Gaisf. edition; but others besides, cf. Vanicek, p. 61); hence, properly, one who can go whither he pleases) (from Homer down), the Sept. for חָפְשִׁי, free; 1. freeborn; in a civil sense, one who is not a slave: John 8:33; 1 Corinthians 7:22; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 6:8; Colossians 3:11; Revelation 6:15; Revelation 13:16; Revelation 19:18; feminine, Galatians 4:22f, 30f. (opposed to ἡ παιδίσκη); of one who ceases to be a slave, freed, manumitted: γίνεσθαι ἐλεύθερον, 1 Corinthians 7:21. 2. free, exempt, unrestrained, not bound by an obligation: 1 Corinthians 9:1; ἐκ πάντων (see ἐκ, I. 6 at the end), 1 Corinthians 9:19; ἀπό τίνος, free from i. e. no longer under obligation to, so that one may now do what was formerly forbidden by the person or thing to which he was bound, Romans 7:3 (cf. Winers Grammar, 196f (185); Buttmann, 157f (138), 269 (231)); followed by an infinitive (Winers Grammar, 319 (299); Buttmann, 260 (224)), ἐλευθέρα ἐστιν ... γαμηθῆναι she is free to be married, has liberty to marry, 1 Corinthians 7:39; exempt from paying tribute or tax, Matthew 17:26. 3. in an ethical sense: free from the yoke of the Mosaic law, Galatians 4:26; 1 Peter 2:16; from the bondage of sin, John 8:36; left to one's own will and pleasure, with the dative of respect, τῇ δικαιοσύνη, so far as relates to righteousness, as respects righteousness, Romans 6:20 (Winers Grammar, § 31, 1 k.; Buttmann, § 133, 12). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance free man, free woman, at liberty. Probably from the alternate of erchomai; unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability) -- free (man, woman), at liberty. see GREEK erchomai Forms and Transliterations ελευθερα ελευθέρα ἐλευθέρα ελευθέραν ελευθερας ελευθέρας ἐλευθέρας Ελευθεροι ελεύθεροι ελεύθεροί Ἐλεύθεροι ἐλεύθεροί ελεύθερον ελευθερος ελεύθερος ἐλεύθερος ελευθέρου ελευθερους ελευθέρους ἐλευθέρους ελευθερων ελευθέρων ἐλευθέρων eleuthera eleuthéra eleutheras eleuthéras Eleutheroi Eleútheroi eleútheroí eleutheron eleutherōn eleuthéron eleuthérōn eleutheros eleútheros eleutherous eleuthérous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 17:26 Adj-NMP GRK: Ἰησοῦς Ἄρα¦γε ἐλεύθεροί εἰσιν οἱ NAS: to him, Then the sons are exempt. KJV: are the children free. INT: Jesus Then indeed free are the John 8:33 Adj-NMP GRK: λέγεις ὅτι Ἐλεύθεροι γενήσεσθε NAS: You will become free'? KJV: Ye shall be made free? INT: say Free you will become John 8:36 Adj-NMP GRK: ἐλευθερώσῃ ὄντως ἐλεύθεροι ἔσεσθε NAS: makes you free, you will be free indeed. KJV: free, ye shall be free indeed. INT: shall set free indeed free you will be Romans 6:20 Adj-NMP GRK: τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἐλεύθεροι ἦτε τῇ NAS: of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. KJV: ye were free from righteousness. INT: of sin free you were Romans 7:3 Adj-NFS GRK: ὁ ἀνήρ ἐλευθέρα ἐστὶν ἀπὸ NAS: dies, she is free from the law, KJV: be dead, she is free from that law; INT: the husband free she is from 1 Corinthians 7:21 Adj-NMS GRK: καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι μᾶλλον NAS: also to become free, rather do KJV: be made free, use INT: moreover you are able free to become rather 1 Corinthians 7:22 Adj-NMS GRK: ὁμοίως ὁ ἐλεύθερος κληθεὶς δοῦλός NAS: he who was called while free, is Christ's KJV: he that is called, [being] free, is INT: likewise the [one] free having been called a slave 1 Corinthians 7:39 Adj-NFS GRK: ὁ ἀνήρ ἐλευθέρα ἐστὶν ᾧ NAS: is dead, she is free to be married KJV: she is at liberty to be married INT: the husband free she is to whom 1 Corinthians 9:1 Adj-NMS GRK: Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος οὐκ εἰμὶ NAS: Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? KJV: am I not free? have I not seen INT: not Am I free not Am I 1 Corinthians 9:19 Adj-NMS GRK: Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν NAS: For though I am free from all KJV: For though I be free from all INT: free indeed being 1 Corinthians 12:13 Adj-NMP GRK: δοῦλοι εἴτε ἐλεύθεροι καὶ πάντες NAS: or free, and we were all KJV: [we be] bond or free; and have been INT: slaves or free and all Galatians 3:28 Adj-NMS GRK: δοῦλος οὐδὲ ἐλεύθερος οὐκ ἔνι NAS: slave nor free man, there is neither KJV: bond nor free, there is neither INT: slave nor free neither there is Galatians 4:22 Adj-GFS GRK: ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας NAS: and one by the free woman. KJV: the other by a freewoman. INT: of the free [woman] Galatians 4:23 Adj-GFS GRK: ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας δι' ἐπαγγελίας NAS: to the flesh, and the son by the free woman through KJV: he of the freewoman [was] by INT: of the free [woman] through promise Galatians 4:26 Adj-NFS GRK: ἄνω Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν ἥτις NAS: above is free; she is our mother. KJV: which is above is free, which is INT: [the] above Jerusalem free is which Galatians 4:30 Adj-GFS GRK: υἱοῦ τῆς ἐλευθέρας NAS: WITH THE SON OF THE FREE WOMAN. KJV: with the son of the freewoman. INT: son of the free [woman] Galatians 4:31 Adj-GFS GRK: ἀλλὰ τῆς ἐλευθέρας NAS: of a bondwoman, but of the free woman. KJV: of the bondwoman, but of the free. INT: but of the free [woman] Ephesians 6:8 Adj-NMS GRK: δοῦλος εἴτε ἐλεύθερος NAS: slave or free. KJV: [he be] bond or free. INT: slave or free Colossians 3:11 Adj-NMS GRK: Σκύθης δοῦλος ἐλεύθερος ἀλλὰ τὰ NAS: slave and freeman, but Christ KJV: Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ INT: Scythian slave free but 1 Peter 2:16 Adj-NMP GRK: ὡς ἐλεύθεροι καὶ μὴ NAS: [Act] as free men, and do not use KJV: As free, and not INT: [Live] as free and not Revelation 6:15 Adj-NMS GRK: δοῦλος καὶ ἐλεύθερος ἔκρυψαν ἑαυτοὺς NAS: slave and free man hid KJV: and every free man, hid themselves INT: servant and free [man] hid themselves Revelation 13:16 Adj-AMP GRK: καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς NAS: and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, KJV: poor, free and bond, INT: and the free and the Revelation 19:18 Adj-GMP GRK: σάρκας πάντων ἐλευθέρων τε καὶ NAS: both free men and slaves, KJV: of all [men, both] free and INT: flesh of all free both and Strong's Greek 1658 23 Occurrences ἐλευθέρα — 3 Occ. ἐλευθέρας — 4 Occ. ἐλευθέρων — 1 Occ. ἐλεύθεροί — 6 Occ. ἐλεύθερος — 8 Occ. ἐλευθέρους — 1 Occ.