Strong's Lexicon eleutheria: Freedom, Liberty Original Word: ἐλευθερία Word Origin: Derived from ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros), meaning "free" or "unrestrained." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of freedom in the Old Testament is often associated with the Hebrew word חָפְשִׁי (chofshi), meaning "free" or "liberated," as seen in passages like Exodus 21:2 and Leviticus 25:10. Usage: In the New Testament, "eleutheria" primarily denotes the state of being free, particularly in a spiritual or moral sense. It is often used to describe the freedom that believers have in Christ, which liberates them from the bondage of sin and the constraints of the Mosaic Law. This freedom is not a license for immorality but a call to live righteously and serve one another in love. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, freedom was a highly valued concept, often associated with citizenship and the rights it conferred. Slavery was a common institution, and the idea of being set free from slavery was a powerful metaphor. In the Jewish context, freedom was also a significant theme, particularly in relation to the Exodus from Egypt and the deliverance from captivity. The New Testament writers, particularly Paul, adapted these cultural understandings to convey the spiritual freedom found in Christ. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1657 eleuthería – freedom, liberty. See 1658 (eleutheros). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom eleutheros Definition liberty, freedom NASB Translation freedom (7), liberty (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1657: ἐλευθερίαἐλευθερία, ἐλευθέρας, ἡ (ἐλεύθερος), liberty, (from Pindar, Herodotus down); in the N. T. a. liberty to do or to omit things having no relation to salvation, 1 Corinthians 10:29; from the yoke of the Mosaic law, Galatians 2:4; Galatians 5:1, 13; 1 Peter 2:16; from Jewish errors so blinding the mental vision that it does not discern the majesty of Christ, 2 Corinthians 3:17; freedom from the dominion of corrupt desires, so that we do by the free impulse of the soul what the will of God requires: ὁ νόμος τῆς ἐλευθερίας, i. e. the Christian religion, which furnishes that rule of right living by which the liberty just mentioned is attained, James 1:25; James 2:12; freedom from the restraints and miseries of earthly frailty: so in the expression ἡ ἐλευθερία τῆς δόξης (epexegetical genitive (Winer's Grammar, 531 (494))), manifested in the glorious condition of the future life, Romans 8:21. b. fancied liberty, i. e. license, the liberty to do as one pleases, 2 Peter 2:19. J. C. Erler, Commentatio exeg. de libertatis christianae notione in N. T. libris obvia, 1830 (an essay I have never had the good fortune to see). From eleutheros; freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial) -- liberty. see GREEK eleutheros Englishman's Concordance Romans 8:21 N-AFSGRK: εἰς τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τῆς δόξης NAS: to corruption into the freedom of the glory KJV: the glorious liberty of the children INT: into the freedom of the glory 1 Corinthians 10:29 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 3:17 N-NFS Galatians 2:4 N-AFS Galatians 5:1 N-DFS Galatians 5:13 N-DFS Galatians 5:13 N-AFS James 1:25 N-GFS James 2:12 N-GFS 1 Peter 2:16 N-AFS 2 Peter 2:19 N-AFS Strong's Greek 1657 |
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