ἈΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΣ, ἀπελευθερους
APELEUTHEROUS, apeleutherous
Sounds Like: ap-el-EF-theh-roos
Translations: freedmen, freedmen, freed persons, emancipated, set free
From the root: ἈΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word refers to a person who has been set free from slavery, a freedman or freedwoman. It can also be used as an adjective meaning 'freed' or 'emancipated'. It is a compound word formed from the prefix ἀπό (apo, meaning 'from' or 'away from') and ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros, meaning 'free'). It is typically used to describe individuals who were formerly enslaved but have gained their freedom.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0630 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 6:145
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑ — freedwoman, a freedwoman
- ἈΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΙ — freedmen, ex-slaves, liberated persons
- ἈΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΙΣ — freedman, a freedman, freedwoman, a freedwoman
- ἈΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΝ — freedman, a freedman, freedwoman, a freedwoman, emancipated, liberated
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