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ἐλευθερία

eleutheriafreedomHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine11 occurrences7 books10 verses

Definition

ἐλευθερία, -ας, ἡ

[in LXX: Leviticus 19:20 (חֻפְשָׁה), 1Es.4.49 Esther 4:53, Sir.7.21, Sir.33.25, 1Ma.14.27, 3Ma.3.28 * ;]

liberty: with reference to the religious life, 1 Corinthians 10:29, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 2:4; 5:1, 1 Peter 2:16, 2 Peter 2:19; ὁ νόμος τῆς ἐ., James 1:25; 2:12; ἡ ἐ. τῆς δόξης, Romans 8:21; ἐπ᾽ ἐ., Galatians 5:13 (on which formula, cf. Deiss., LAE, 327 ff.; Cremer, 251).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐλευθερία:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

11 total
  1. Romans 8:21ἐλευθερίαν · freedom
    …that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:29ἐλευθερία · freedom
    …the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
  3. 2 Corinthians 3:17ἐλευθερία · [there is] freedom
    Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
  4. Galatians 2:4ἐλευθερίαν · freedom
    This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
  5. Galatians 5:1ἐλευθερίᾳ · freedom
    It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
  6. Galatians 5:13ἐλευθερίᾳ · freedom; ἐλευθερίαν · freedom
    For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
  7. James 1:25ἐλευθερίας · of freedom
    But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
  8. James 2:12ἐλευθερίας · that gives freedom
    Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
  9. 1 Peter 2:16ἐλευθερίαν · freedom
    Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
  10. 2 Peter 2:19ἐλευθερίαν · freedom
    They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.