free/freedom

Greek, Adjective

ἐλεύθερος, -α, -ον [in LXX chiefly for חׇפְשִׁי;] free; (a) in civil sense, not a slave: Jhn.8:33, 1Co.7:21-22 12:13, Gal.3:28, Eph.6:8, Col.3:11, Rev.6:15 13:16 19:18; fem, Gal.4:22-23, 30; (b) as regards restraint and obligation in general: Mat.17:26, 1Co.9:1; before ἐκ, 1Co.9:19; ἀπό, Rom.7:3; with inf, 1Co.7:39; from the law, Gal.4:26, 1Pe.2:16; from sin, Jhn.8:32, 36; τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ, as regards righteousness, Rom.6:20 (Cremer, 249). (AS)

free/freedom

Greek, Adjective

ἐλεύθερος, α, ον (ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later ἐλαύθερος [Refs]; Elean ἐλεύθαρος [Refs]:— free, [Refs 8th c.BC+] has the word only in [Refs 8th c.BC+] the day of freedom, i.e.freedom, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; and κρητὴρ ἐλεύθερος the cup drunk to freedom,[Refs 4th c.BC+]; of persons, [Refs 7th c.BC+]: comparative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, [Refs]; τὸ ἐ. freedom, Hdt [Refs], etc; τοὐλεύθερον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.genitive, free or freed from a thing, φόνου, πημάτων, φόβου, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔξω αἰτίας ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. ἀπ᾽ ἀλλήλων independent, [Refs 5th c.BC+] b) ἐλευθέρα, ἡ, married woman, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; wife, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; but, freedwoman, [Refs] c) free, of cities, in Roman Law, [Refs 4th c.AD+] 2) of things, free, open to all, ἀγορά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. φυλακή,= Latin libera custodia, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; unencumbered, of property, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) ἐλεύθερον εἶναί τινι, with infinitive, legally permissible, open to, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) ={ἐλευθέριος}, fit for a freeman, free, frank, φρήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βάσανοι ἐ. tortures such as might be used to a freeman, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in adverb -ρως, εἰπεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χαίρειν. καὶ γελᾶν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παιδευθεὶς ἐ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐλεύθεροι ἐλευθέρως free and like free men, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Latin līber, from Ital. *loufero-(cf. Osc. [Refs 5th c.BC+] (e)leudh-ero: the connexion with Slavonic liud, OHG. liut, etc. 'people' is doubtful.)

Greek

Adjective

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); free (man, woman), at liberty; probably from the alternate of g2064 (ἔρχομαι);