Lexical Definition
ἐλευθερία eleuthería (el-yoo-ther-ee'-ah) freedom G:N-F
from ἐλεύθερος
liberty.
- freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial)
Abbott-Smith
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).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 19:20 |
| Romans | 8:21 |
| 1 Corinthians | 10:29 |
| 2 Corinthians | 3:17 |
| Galatians | 2:4 · 5:1 · 5:13 |
| James | 1:25 · 2:12 |
| 1 Peter | 2:16 |
| 2 Peter | 2:19 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐλευθερία-ερία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, freedom, liberty, [ἐλευθερίαερίας φῶς 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 809 (Lyric poetry), compare 863 (\_anapaest meter\_)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; δι᾽ ἐλευθερίαερίας μόλις ἐξῆλθες, i.e. μόλις ἠλευθερώθης, [ἐλευθερίαερίας τῆ Ἑλλάδι 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.142 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; freedom from a thing, ἀπὸ πασῶν ἀρχῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b manumission, ἡ εἰκοστὴ τῶν ἐ.,= Latin vicesima manumissionum, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 licence, ἀκολασία καὶ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Diogenes, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__3 later, ={ἐλευθερίαεριότης}, [Refs]
__4 name of a dance, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]