Strong's G1658 · Greek
ἐλεύθερος
eleutheros · /el-yoo'-ther-os/
Definition
probably from the alternate of 2064; unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability):--free (man, woman), at liberty.
KJV: free (man, woman), at liberty
Root / derivation: probably from the alternate of 2064
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἐλεύθερος across 23 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
23 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew1 verse
John2 verses
Romans2 verses
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. from: Gr. to righteousness
Romans 7:3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
1 Corinthians6 verses
Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
1 Corinthians 7:22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. freeman: Gr. made free
1 Corinthians 7:39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
1 Corinthians 9:19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
1 Corinthians 12:13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. Gentiles: Gr. Greeks
Galatians6 verses
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 4:22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid the other by a freewoman.
Galatians 4:23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
Galatians 4:26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Galatians 4:30Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
Galatians 4:31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
Ephesians1 verse
Colossians1 verse
1 Peter1 verse
Revelation3 verses
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Revelation 13:16And he causeth all, both small and great rich and poor free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: to receive: Gr. to give them
Revelation 19:18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G1658 (eleutheros) mean?
probably from the alternate of 2064; unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability):--free (man, woman), at liberty.
How many times does G1658 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G1658 (ἐλεύθερος) appears in 23 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “free.”
How is eleutheros translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G1658 is rendered as “free” (18×), “freewoman” (3×), “liberty” (1×), “man” (1×).
Where does the Greek word ἐλεύθερος come from?
probably from the alternate of 2064