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eleutheria G1657

ἐλευθερία (eleutheria) means “freedom” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐλευθερία Greek · G1657 11 tagged occurrences in 10 verses

Pronunciation guide: el-yoo-ther-ee'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1657

ἐλευθερία · eleutheria · freedom

ἐλευθερία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: Lev.19:20 (חֻפְשָׁה), 1Es.4:49 Est.4:53, Sir.7:21, Sir.33:25, 1Ma.14:27, 3Ma.3:28 * ;] liberty: with reference to the religious life, 1Co.10:29, 2Co.3:17, Gal.2:4 5:1, 1Pe.2:16, 2Pe.2:19; ὁ νόμος τῆς ἐ., Jas.1:25 2:12; ἡ ἐ. τῆς δόξης, Rom.8:21; ἐπ᾽ ἐ., Gal.5:13 (on which formula, cf. Deiss., LAE, 327 ff.; Cremer, 251).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery.

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How translators render G1657

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
freedom 8
of freedom 1
that gives freedom 1
there is freedom 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
liberty 8
of liberty 2
the liberty 1

Verses containing G1657

Page 1 of 1. 10 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Romans 8:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

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  2. 1 Corinthians 10:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?

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  3. 2 Corinthians 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

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  4. Galatians 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. Galatians 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  6. Galatians 5:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  7. James 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  8. James 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.

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  9. 1 Peter 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

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  10. 2 Peter 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

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Sources and text

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We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

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