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It is often used to describe the freedom that believers have in Christ, which liberates them from the bondage of sin and the constraints of the Mosaic Law. This freedom is not a license for immorality but a call to live righteously and serve one another in love.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, freedom was a highly valued concept, often associated with citizenship and the rights it conferred. Slavery was a common institution, and the idea of being set free from slavery was a powerful metaphor. In the Jewish context, freedom was also a significant theme, particularly in relation to the Exodus from Egypt and the deliverance from captivity. The New Testament writers, particularly Paul, adapted these cultural understandings to convey the spiritual freedom found in Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1657</b> <i>eleuthería</i> – freedom, liberty. <a href="/greek/1658.htm">See 1658</a> (<i>eleutheros</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1658.htm">eleutheros</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>liberty, freedom<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>freedom (7), liberty (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1657: ἐλευθερία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐλευθερία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐλευθέρας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἐλεύθερος</span>), <span class="accented">liberty,</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down); in the N. T. <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> liberty to do or to omit things having no relation to salvation, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29</a>; from the yoke of the Mosaic law, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/2-4.htm">Galatians 2:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1, 13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-16.htm">1 Peter 2:16</a>; from Jewish errors so blinding the mental vision that it does not discern the majesty of Christ, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-17.htm">2 Corinthians 3:17</a>; freedom from the dominion of corrupt desires, so that we do by the free impulse of the soul what the will of God requires: <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">νόμος</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐλευθερίας</span>, i. e. the Christian religion, which furnishes that rule of right living by which the liberty just mentioned is attained, <a href="/interlinear/james/1-25.htm">James 1:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/2-12.htm">James 2:12</a>; freedom from the restraints and miseries of earthly frailty: so in the expression <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐλευθερία</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">δόξης</span> (epexegetical genitive (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 531 (494))), manifested in the glorious condition of the future life, <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-21.htm">Romans 8:21</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> fancied liberty, i. e. license, the liberty to do as one pleases, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19</a>. J. C. Erler, Commentatio exeg. de libertatis christianae notione in N. T. libris obvia, 1830 (an essay I have never had the good fortune to see).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>liberty. <p>From <a href="/greek/1658.htm">eleutheros</a>; freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial) -- liberty. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1658.htm">eleutheros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ελευθερια ελευθερία ἐλευθερία ἐλευθερίᾳ ελευθεριαν ελευθερίαν ἐλευθερίαν ελευθεριας ελευθερίας ἐλευθερίας eleutheria eleuthería eleutheríāi eleutherian eleutherían eleutherias eleutherías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/8-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 8:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὴν <b>ἐλευθερίαν</b> τῆς δόξης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to corruption <span class="itali">into the freedom</span> of the glory<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the glorious <span class="itali">liberty</span> of the children<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the <span class="itali">freedom</span> of the glory<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/10-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 10:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ ἡ <b>ἐλευθερία</b> μου κρίνεται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [man's]; for why <span class="itali">is my freedom</span> judged<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is my <span class="itali">liberty</span> judged of<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/10-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed the <span class="itali">freedom</span> of me is judged<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/3-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 3:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πνεῦμα Κυρίου <b>ἐλευθερία</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the Lord <span class="itali">is, [there] is liberty.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the Lord [is], there <span class="itali">[is] liberty.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Spirit of [the] Lord [is] <span class="itali">[there is] freedom</span><p><b><a href="/text/galatians/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 2:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατασκοπῆσαι τὴν <b>ἐλευθερίαν</b> ἡμῶν ἣν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in to spy <span class="itali">out our liberty</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to spy out our <span class="itali">liberty</span> which we have<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to spy out the <span class="itali">freedom</span> of us which<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Τῇ <b>ἐλευθερίᾳ</b> ἡμᾶς Χριστὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">It was for freedom</span> that Christ<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> therefore <span class="itali">in the liberty</span> wherewith<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> In the <span class="itali">freedom</span> us Christ<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ ἐπ' <b>ἐλευθερίᾳ</b> ἐκλήθητε ἀδελφοί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For you were called <span class="itali">to freedom,</span> brethren;<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto <span class="itali">liberty;</span> only<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Because for <span class="itali">freedom</span> were called brothers<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ τὴν <b>ἐλευθερίαν</b> εἰς ἀφορμὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> only <span class="itali">[do] not [turn] your freedom</span> into an opportunity<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> only [use] not <span class="itali">liberty</span> for an occasion<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [use] not the <span class="itali">freedom</span> for an occasion<p><b><a href="/text/james/1-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 1:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸν τῆς <b>ἐλευθερίας</b> καὶ παραμείνας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> law, <span class="itali">the [law] of liberty,</span> and abides<br><a href="/kjvs/james/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> law <span class="itali">of liberty,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/james/1-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that <span class="itali">of freedom</span> and having continued in [it]<p><b><a href="/text/james/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 2:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ νόμου <b>ἐλευθερίας</b> μέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by [the] law <span class="itali">of liberty.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> by the law <span class="itali">of liberty.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by [the] law <span class="itali">of freedom</span> being about to be judged<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κακίας τὴν <b>ἐλευθερίαν</b> ἀλλ' ὡς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and do not use <span class="itali">your freedom</span> as a covering<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not using <span class="itali">[your] liberty</span> for a cloke<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> evil the <span class="itali">freedom</span> but as<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ἐλευθερίαν</b> αὐτοῖς ἐπαγγελλόμενοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> promising <span class="itali">them freedom</span> while they themselves<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them <span class="itali">liberty,</span> they themselves<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">freedom</span> them promising<p><b><a href="/greek/1657.htm">Strong's Greek 1657</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1657.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eleutheria_1657.htm">ἐλευθερία — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eleutherian_1657.htm">ἐλευθερίαν — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eleutherias_1657.htm">ἐλευθερίας — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1656.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1656"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1656" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1658.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1658"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1658" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>