Definition
ἐλευθερόω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Proverbs 25:10. 2Ma.1.27 2Mac.2.22 * ;]
to make free from sin, John 8:32, 36; before ἀπό, Romans 6:18, 22; 8:2, 21; τ. ἐλευθερία (dative commodi), Galatians 5:1 (on the "punctiliar" force of this verb, see M, Pr. 149; cf. also Cremer, 251).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- John 8:32ἐλευθερώσει · will set you freeThen you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- John 8:36ἐλευθερώσῃ · sets you freeSo if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
- Romans 6:18ἐλευθερωθέντες · You have been set freeYou have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
- Romans 6:22ἐλευθερωθέντες · you have been set freeBut now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
- Romans 8:2ἠλευθέρωσέν · freeFor in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Romans 8:21ἐλευθερωθήσεται · will be set free…that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
- Galatians 5:1ἠλευθέρωσεν · has set us freeIt is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.