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Lexicon :: Strong's G1658 - eleutheros

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ἐλεύθερος
Transliteration
eleutheros (Key)
Pronunciation
el-yoo'-ther-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the alternate of ἔρχομαι (G2064)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:487,224

Strong’s Definitions

ἐλεύθερος eleútheros, el-yoo'-ther-os; probably from the alternate of G2064; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G1658 in the following manner: free (18x), free woman (3x), at liberty (1x), free man (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G1658 in the following manner: free (18x), free woman (3x), at liberty (1x), free man (1x).

  1. freeborn

    1. in a civil sense, one who is not a slave

    2. of one who ceases to be a slave, freed, manumitted

  2. free, exempt, unrestrained, not bound by an obligation

  3. in an ethical sense: free from the yoke of the Mosaic Law

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐλεύθερος eleútheros, el-yoo'-ther-os; probably from the alternate of G2064; 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.
STRONGS G1658:
ἐλεύθερος, -έρα, -ερον, (ΕΛΕΥΘΩ 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], 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 τινος, 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 ἐστὶν... 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 δικαιοσύνῃ, so far as relates to righteousness, as respects righteousness, Romans 6:20 (Winers Grammar, § 31, 1 k.; Buttmann, § 133, 12).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
17:26
John
8:33; 8:36
Romans
6:20; 7:3
1 Corinthians
7:21; 7:22; 7:39; 9:1; 9:19; 12:13
Galatians
3:28; 4:22; 4:26; 4:30
Ephesians
6:8
Colossians
3:11
1 Peter
2:16
Revelation
6:15; 13:16; 19:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1658 matches the Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:33 - “But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be set free’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:36 - So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:20 - When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:3 - So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:21 - Are you a slave? Don’t let that worry you—but if you get a chance to be free, take it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:22 - And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:39 - A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but only if he loves the Lord.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:1 - Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn’t it because of my work that you belong to the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:19 - Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:13 - Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles,[fn] some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:28 - There is no longer Jew or Gentile,[fn] slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:22 - The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:23 - The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:26 - But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:30 - But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:31 - So, dear brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman; we are children of the free woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:8 - Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:11 - In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,[fn] circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized,[fn] slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:16 - For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - Come and eat the flesh of kings, generals, and strong warriors; of horses and their riders; and of all humanity, both free and slave, small and great.”
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