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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, : 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:32 - And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:36 - So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:18 - Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:22 - But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:2 - And because you belong to him, the power[fn] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you[fn] from the power of sin that leads to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:21 - the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:1 - So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
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