noun · feminine

eleutherias

Greekἐλευθερία (eleutheria)

Strong’sG1657

freedom, liberty

stem eleutheri-11 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

freedom9×liberty2×

What it means

ἐλευθερία, -ας, ἡ

[in LXX: Le 19:20 (חֻפְשָׁה), I Es 4:49, 53, Si 7:21, 33:25, I Mac 14:27, III Mac 3:28 *;]

liberty: with reference to the religious life, I Co 10:29, II Co 3:17, Ga 2:4 5:1, I Pe 2:16, II Pe 2:19; ὁ νόμος τῆς ἐ., Ja 1:25 2:12; ἡ ἐ. τῆς δόξης, Ro 8:21; ἐπ’ ἐ., Ga 5:13 (on which formula, cf. Deiss., LAE, 327 ff.; Cremer, 251).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1657 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidel-yoo-ther-ee'-ah

freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial)

Fromfrom G1658;

King Jamesliberty.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	eleutherias2×ἐλευθερία	eleutheriais
object accusative	eleutherian5×ἐλευθερίαν	eleutheriain
direct address vocative	eleutheriar	eleutheriair
of, belonging to genitive	eleutheriau2×ἐλευθερίας	eleutheriaiu
to, for dative	eleutheria2×ἐλευθερίᾳ	eleutheriai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

eleutheristem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

eleutheria is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

11 occurrences, every one of them listed

eleutherias“freedom”subjectnominative singular2×

1 Corinthians 10:29“freedom”suneidēsian de legamō ouchi tan heautou alla tan tou heterou; hinati gar tas eleutherias mu krinitō hupo allau suneidēsiau?the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?

2 Corinthians 3:17“freedom”tos de kurios tem pneumem atō; hou de tem pneumem kuriou, eleutherias.Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

eleutherian“freedom”objectaccusative singular5×

Romans 8:21“freedom”hoti kai autas tas ktisias eleutheriti apo tau douleiau tau fthorau eis tan eleutherian tau doxau teiu tekneiu tou theou.that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

Galatians 2:4“freedom”dia de toin pareisaktoin pseudadelfoin, hotinois pareiserchala kataskopara tan eleutherian nu han echanō en Christo Iēso, hina nin katadoulaliThis 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.

Galatians 5:13“freedom”Vis gar epi eleutheria kaliva, adelfoir; monem mē tan eleutherian eis aforman ta sarxa, alla dia tau agapau douleuavōr allēloi;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.

1 Peter 2:16“freedom”hōs eleutherois, kai mē hōs epikalummem echarōtois tau kakiau tan eleutherian, alla hōs theou doulois.Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

2 Peter 2:19“freedom”eleutherian autoi epangellerōtois, autois doulois huparcharōtois tau fthorau; ho gar tinos hēttetē, houto kai doulitē.They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

eleutheriau“liberty”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

James 1:25“liberty”tos de parakuptaratos eis nomon teleion ton tau eleutheriau kai paramenaratos, ouk akroatos epilēsmonau gineratos alla poiētos ergeu, houtos makarios en ta poiēsia autou eti.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.

James 2:12“liberty”houtōs lalavōr kai houtōs poiavōr hōs dia nomou eleutheriau mellarōtois krinirō.Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.

eleutheria“freedom”to, fordative singular2×

Galatians 5:1“freedom”ta eleutheria nin Christos eleutherata; stēkavōr oun kai mē palin zugo douleiau enechivōr.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.

Galatians 5:13“freedom”Vis gar epi eleutheria kaliva, adelfoir; monem mē tan eleutherian eis aforman ta sarxa, alla dia tau agapau douleuavōr allēloi;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.