Difference between revisions of "Freewoman"
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60094" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60094" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> FREE'WOMAN, n. A woman not a slave. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3698" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3698" /> == | ||
<p> '''''frē´woom''''' -'''''an''''' ( ἐλευθέρα , <i> '''''eleuthéra''''' </i> ): Found but 4 times in the King James Version ( Galatians 4:22 , Galatians 4:23 , Galatians 4:10 , Galatians 4:31 ). In the first three passages it refers to Sarah, the freewoman and true wife of [[Abraham]] as in contrast with Hagar, the [[Egyptian]] slave girl who became his concubine ( Genesis 16:1 ). In the last passage a metaphorical application of the term is made to the [[Christians]] who are the children of promise, of freedom, of the spirit, the children of the freewoman, in contrast with the [[Jews]] who are the children of the letter, of bondage, of the bondwoman. </p> | <p> ''''' frē´woom ''''' - ''''' an ''''' ( ἐλευθέρα , <i> ''''' eleuthéra ''''' </i> ): Found but 4 times in the King James Version ( Galatians 4:22 , Galatians 4:23 , Galatians 4:10 , Galatians 4:31 ). In the first three passages it refers to Sarah, the freewoman and true wife of [[Abraham]] as in contrast with Hagar, the [[Egyptian]] slave girl who became his concubine ( Genesis 16:1 ). In the last passage a metaphorical application of the term is made to the [[Christians]] who are the children of promise, of freedom, of the spirit, the children of the freewoman, in contrast with the [[Jews]] who are the children of the letter, of bondage, of the bondwoman. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:48, 15 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
FREE'WOMAN, n. A woman not a slave.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
frē´woom - an ( ἐλευθέρα , eleuthéra ): Found but 4 times in the King James Version ( Galatians 4:22 , Galatians 4:23 , Galatians 4:10 , Galatians 4:31 ). In the first three passages it refers to Sarah, the freewoman and true wife of Abraham as in contrast with Hagar, the Egyptian slave girl who became his concubine ( Genesis 16:1 ). In the last passage a metaphorical application of the term is made to the Christians who are the children of promise, of freedom, of the spirit, the children of the freewoman, in contrast with the Jews who are the children of the letter, of bondage, of the bondwoman.
