Strong's Greek · G1658
ἐλεύθερος
eleútheros
free (man, woman), at liberty
Definition
unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability)
Derivation
probably from the alternate of G2064 (ἔρχομαι);
Appears 23 times in Scripture
“Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?”
“Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.”
““From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.”
“For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.”
““We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?””
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
“For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.”
“So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.”
“A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.”
“For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).