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Lexicon :: Strong's G1659 - eleutheroō

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ἐλευθερόω
Transliteration
eleutheroō (Key)
Pronunciation
el-yoo-ther-o'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:487,224

Strong’s Definitions

ἐλευθερόω eleutheróō, el-yoo-ther-o'-o; from G1658; to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability):—deliver, make free.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G1659 in the following manner: make free (6x), deliver (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G1659 in the following manner: make free (6x), deliver (1x).

  1. to make free

  2. set at liberty: from the dominion of sin

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐλευθερόω eleutheróō, el-yoo-ther-o'-o; from G1658; to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability):—deliver, make free.
STRONGS G1659:
ἐλευθερόω, ῶ: future ἐλευθερώσω; 1 aorist ἠλευθερωσα; passive, 1 aorist ἠλευθερώθην; 1 future ἐλευθερωθήσομαι; (ἐλεύθερος); [from Aeschylus down]; to make free, set at liberty: from the dominion of sin, John 8:32, 36; τινὰ ἀπό τινος, one from another's control [Winers Grammar, 196f (185); Buttmann, 157f (138)]: ἀπὸ τ. νόμου τ. ἁμαρτίας κ. τοῦ θανάτου (see νόμος, 1), Romans 8:2; ἀπὸ τ. ἁμαρτίας, from the dominion of sin, Romans 6:18, 22; ἀπὸ τ. δουλείας τ. φθορᾶς εἰς τ. ἐλευθερίαν, to liberate from bondage (see δουλεία) and to bring (transfer) into etc. (see εἰς, C. 1), Romans 8:21; with a dative commodi, τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ, that we might be possessors of liberty, Galatians 5:1; cf. Buttmann, § 133, 12 [and Bp. Lightfoot at the passage].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
8:32; 8:36
Romans
6:18; 6:22; 8:2; 8:21
Galatians
5:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1659 matches the Greek ἐλευθερόω (eleutheroō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:32 - “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:36 - “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:18 - And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:22 - But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:2 - For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:21 - because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:1 - Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free,[fn] and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
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