Freedman; Freeman
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · James Orr and contributors
fred'-man, fre'-man: The term occurs in 1Co 7:22; Col 3:11, and Re 6:15, and represents two slightly different words. In 1Co 7:22 the word is apeleutheros, "a freeman," one who was born a slave and has received freedom. In this case it refers to spiritual freedom. He that was in bondage to sin has been presented with spiritual freedom by the Lord. In Re 6:15 the word is simply eleutheros, "a free man" as opposed to a slave.
In other dictionaries
Read “free, freed, freedom, freeman, freewill, liberty” in the 9 dictionaries- FreedEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- FreedomEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- FreemanEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- FreewillEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- LibertyEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- Free; FreedomInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- LibertyInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- free, freed, freedom, freeman, freewill, libertyTranslation Words
Source of the article
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 2.2; historical scholarship originally published in 1915