Eleutheroo means “deliver” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1659 — gashash (“grope”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1659 ἐλευθερόω (eleutheroo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eleutheroo (el-yoo-ther-oh'-o) v. 1. to liberate 2. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability) It has 10 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include free, make, and delivered. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
eleutheroo (el-yoo-ther-oh'-o) v. 1. to liberate 2. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability) [from G1658] KJV: deliver, make free Root(s): G1658
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1659. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to set free
Usage: ἐλευθερόω, -ῶ [in LXX: Pro.25:10. 2Ma.1:27 2Mac 2:22 * ;] to make free from sin, Jhn.8:32, 36; before ἀπό, Rom.6:18, 22 8:2, 21; τ. ἐλευθερία (dative commodi), Gal.5:1 (on the "punctiliar" force of this verb, see M, Pr. 149; cf. also Cremer, 251).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eleutheroo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G1659 (ἐλευθερόω) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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7 indexed usages in New Testament.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Gather those together that are scattered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that thou art our God.
and recovered again the temple renowned all the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all favor:
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1659.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Gather those together that are scattered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that thou art our God.
and recovered again the temple renowned all the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all favor:
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1659, grouped by book.
Eleutheroo (Strong's G1659) is a Greek word most simply glossed "deliver". eleutheroo (el-yoo-ther-oh'-o) v. 1. to liberate 2. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability)
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's G1659 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1659 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as free, make, and delivered. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1659, with linked reader references where each row is available.