1 Corinthians 7:22

22The [one]ὁforγὰρinἐν[the] Lordκυρίῳhaving been calledκληθεὶς[being] a slaveδοῦλοςa freedmanἀπελεύθεροςof [the] Lordκυρίουisἐστίν·likewiseὁμοίωςthe [one]ὁfreeἐλεύθεροςhaving been calledκληθεὶςa slaveδοῦλόςisἐστινof ChristΧριστοῦ.

For the one having been called in the Lord [while] a slave is the Lord’s freedman; likewise the one having been called [while] free is a slave of Christ.

Vocab difficulty

62.1

Rare words

  • ἀπελεύθερος

    ἀπελεύθερος

    a freedman, one who has been a slave but has been manumitted by his master.