Word study · Greek

eleuthería

freedom, liberty

Say it: el-yoo-ther-EE-ah (approximate)

ἐλευθερία

What it means

Freedom, the state of not being a slave. In 3:17, "where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty," a freedom connected to the removal of the veil. Paul uses it elsewhere for freedom from sin and the law (Romans 8:21; Galatians 5:1).

Range of meaning

  • FreedomNot enslaved.
  • LibertyRelease.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 3

    "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (3:17).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1657 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources