ἐλεύθερος, -Epa, -epov, (EAEY@Q@ i. q. ἔρχομαι [so Curtius, Ρ. 497, after Etym. Magn. 329, 43; Suid. col. 1202 a. ed: Gaisf.; but al. al., cf. Vaniéek p. 61]; hence, prop. one who can go whither he pleases), [fr. Hom. down], Sept. for wan, free ; 1. freeborn; in a civil sense, one who is not a slave: Jn. viii. 33; 1 Co. vii. 22; xii. 13; Gal. iii. 28; Eph. vi. 8; Col. iii. 11; Rev. vi. 15; xiii. 16; xix. 18; fem., Gal. iv. 22 sq. 30 sq. (opp. to ἡ παιδίσκη): of one who ceases to be a slave, freed, manumitted : γίνεσθαι ἐλεύθερον, 1 Co. vii. 21. 2. free, exempt, unrestrained, not bound by an obligation: 1 Co. ix.1; ἐκ πάντων (see ἐκ, I. 6 fin.), 1 Co. ix. 19; ἀπότινος, free from i. e. no longer under obligation to, so that one may now do what was formerly forbidden by the person or thing to which he was bound, Ro. vii. 8 [ef. W. 196 sq. (185); B. 157 sq. (188), 269 (231)]; foll. by an inf. [W. 319 (299); B. 260 (224)], ἐλευθέρα eoriv.. . γαμηθῆναι she is free to be married, has liberty to marry, 1 Co. vii. 39; exempt from paying tribute or tax, Mt. xvii. 26. 3. in an ethical sense: free from the yoke of the Mosaic law, Gal. iv. 26; 1 Pet. ii. 16; from the bondage of sin, Jn. viii. 36; left to one’s own will and pleasure, with dat. of respect, τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ, so far as relates to righteousness, us respects righteousness, Ro. vi. 20 (W. Gist 1k. 5) B: § 1335 12)

ἐλεύθερος eleutheros 23x

free, in a state of freedom as opposed to slavery, 1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:28; free, exempt, Mt. 17:26; 1 Cor. 7:39; unrestricted, unfettered, 1 Cor. 9:1; free from the dominion of sin, etc., Jn. 8:36; Rom. 6:20; free in the possession of Gospel privileges, 1 Pet. 2:16

ἐλεύθερος, -α, -ον

[in LXX chiefly for חׇפְשִׁי ;]

free;

in civil sense, not a slave: Jo 8:33, I Co 7:21, 22 12:13, Ga 3:28, Eph 6:8, Col 3:11, Re 6:15 13:16 19:18; fem., Ga 4:22, 23, 30;

as regards restraint and obligation in general: Mt 17:26, I Co 9:1; seq. ἐκ, I Co 9:19; ἀπό, Ro 7:3; c. inf., I Co 7:39; from the law, Ga 4:26, I Pe 2:16; from sin, Jo 8:36; τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ, as regards righteousness, Ro 6:20 (Cremer, 249).†

ἐλεύθερος. For the spiritual significance of this term in the Pauline writings cf. the preceding article, and what is said s.v. ἀπελεύθερος. In the oldest Greek marriage contract we possess, P Eleph 1 (B.C. 311-0) (= Selections, p. 1 ff.), the contracting parties are described as ἐλεύθερος ἐλευθέρα, and in the curious law-suit, P Oxy I. 37118 (a.p. 49) (= Selections, p: 50), which recalls in various particulars the Judgment of Solomon, the nurse, who is charged with carrying off a foundling, defends herself on the ground that she did so ὀν[ό]ματι ἐλευθέρου, “‘in virtue of its being freeborn.” Other exx. of the adj. are P Ryl II. 117?® (a.p. 269) πρὸς τὸ ἔχειν pe τ[ὰ ἐ]μὰ ἐλεύθερον, ‘so that I may keep my property in freedom,” and P Oxy IX. 11868 (iv/A.p.), the edict of a Preses in which it is declared that for slaves punishment by scourging (διὰ τῶν ἱμάντων) is lamentable (ἀνιαρόν), but **for free men to be submitted to such an outrage is contrary to the laws and an injustice ” — ἐλευθέρους δὲ ἄνδρας τοιαύτην ὕβρειν ὑπομένειν οὔτε τοῖς [νόμοις] akoA[ov]Oov ἀδικείαν τε [ἔϊχον ἐστίν. For the adverb see P Tebt II. 2847 (18.6.} where the writer informs his sister that in obedience to an oracular response from the god Soknebtunis—kataByoropat ἐλευθέρως, “1 will go with boldness” (Edd. ).

ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) — free/freedom. 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.)