verb
eleutheramō
Strong’sG1659
I free, set free, liberate
stem eleuther-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐλευθερόω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Pr 25:10. II Mac 1:27 2:22 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1659 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidel-yoo-ther-o'-o
to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability)
Fromfrom G1658;
King Jamesdeliver, make free.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
set free, τὰς Ἀθήνας Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τὸν ἔσπλουν set the entrance free, clear it, Refs; release a debtor, Refs 5th c.BC+; τό γ᾽ εἰς ἑαυτὸν πᾶν ἐλευθεροῖ στόμα he keeps his tongue altogether free, i.e. does not commit himself by speech, Refs 5th c.BC+; free from blame, acquit, τινά Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be set free, Refs 5th c.BC+; indulge in licence, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 c.genitive, set free, release from, φόνου Refs 5th c.BC+; also ἐλευθεροῦντες ἐκ δρασμῶν πόδα, i.e. ceasing to flee, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τῶνδε τῶν τόπων ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eleutheratiἐλευθερώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | set … free | 1× |
| eleutheritiἐλευθερωθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | set free | 1× |
| eleutherataἠλευθέρωσέν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | set … free | 2× |
| eleutherateiaἐλευθερώσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | sets … free | 1× |
| eleutherirantoisἐλευθερωθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | set free | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutheramō | eleutherame | eleutherami | eleutherama | eleutheramē | eleutheramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherasō | eleutherase | eleutherasi | eleutherasa | eleutherasē | eleutheraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutheratō | eleutherate | eleutherati1×ἐλευθερώσει | eleutherata2×ἠλευθέρωσέν | eleutheratē | eleutheratelē |
| we 1st person plural | eleutheranō | eleutherane | eleutherani | eleutherana | eleutheranē | eleutheranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutheravō | eleutherave | eleutheravi | eleutherava | eleutheravē | eleutheravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutheralō | eleutherale | eleutherali | eleutherala | eleutheralē | eleutheralelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutheromō | eleutherome | eleutheromē | eleutheromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherosō | eleutherose | eleutherosē | eleutheroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutherotō | eleutherote | eleutherotē | eleutherotelē |
| we 1st person plural | eleutheronō | eleutherone | eleutheronē | eleutheronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutherovō | eleutherove | eleutherovē | eleutherovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutherolō | eleutherole | eleutherolē | eleutherolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutherimi | eleutherima |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherisi | eleutherisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutheriti1×ἐλευθερωθήσεται | eleutherita |
| we 1st person plural | eleutherini | eleutherina |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutherivi | eleutheriva |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutherili | eleutherila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutherameiō | eleutherameia | eleutherameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutheraseiō | eleutheraseia | eleutheraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutherateiō | eleutherateia1×ἐλευθερώσῃ | eleutherateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eleutheraneiō | eleutheraneia | eleutheraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutheraveiō | eleutheraveia | eleutheraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutheraleiō | eleutheraleia | eleutheraleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutheromeiō | eleutheromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutheroseiō | eleutheroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutheroteiō | eleutheroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | eleutheroneiō | eleutheroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutheroveiō | eleutheroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutheroleiō | eleutheroleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutherimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutheriseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutheriteia |
| we 1st person plural | eleutherineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutheriveia |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutherileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherasōr | eleutherasar | eleutherasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutheratōr | eleutheratar | eleutheratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutheravōr | eleutheravar | eleutheravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutheralōr | eleutheralar | eleutheralēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherosōr | eleutherosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutherotōr | eleutherotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutherovōr | eleutherovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutherolōr | eleutherolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutheritar |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutherivar |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutherilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutheramoiō | eleutheramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherasoiō | eleutherasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutheratoiō | eleutheratoia |
| we 1st person plural | eleutheranoiō | eleutheranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutheravoiō | eleutheravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutheraloiō | eleutheraloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutheromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutherotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | eleutheronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutherovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutheroloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eleutherimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eleutherisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eleutheritoia |
| we 1st person plural | eleutherinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eleutherivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eleutheriloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eleutherarō | eleutherari | eleutherara | eleutherarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eleutherorō | eleutherorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | eleutheriri | eleutherira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eleutherarōntos | eleutherarintos | eleutherarantos | eleutherarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eleutherorōntos | eleutherorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | eleutheririntos | eleutherirantos2× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
eleuther 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
eleutherati“set … free”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 8:32… gnōskevi tan alētheian, kai tas alētheias eleutherati vin.… the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
eleutheriti“set free”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 8:21hoti kai autas tas ktisias eleutheriti apo tau douleiau tau fthorau eis …that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and …
eleutherata“set … free”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 8:2… pneumeu tau zōau en Christo Iēso eleutherata sin apo tou nomou tau hamartau …… law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and …
Galatians 5:1ta eleutheria nin Christos eleutherata; stēkavōr oun kai mē palin zugo …… is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not …
eleutherateia“sets … free”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
John 8:36ean oun tos huios vin eleutherateia, ontōs eleutherois evi.So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
eleutherirantois“set free”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Romans 6:18eleutherirantois de apo tau hamartau douliva ta …You have been set free from sin and have become slaves …
Romans 6:22nuni de, eleutherirantois apo tau hamartau doulirantois de to …But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves …