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ἀδάπανοςStrong’s G0077

adapanos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Adapanos is the Greek word usually translated “free of charge”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.”
1 Corinthians 9:18 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “free of charge”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • free of charge 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀδάπανος adapanos · free

    ἀδάπανος, -ον (δαπάνη), without expense, free of charge: 1Co.9:18.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “free” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    FREE, noun

    [Heb. See Frank.]

    1. Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral; a word of general application to the body, the will or mind, and to corporations.
    2. In government, not enslaved; not in a state of vassalage or dependence; subject only to fixed laws, made by consent, and to a regular administration of such laws; not subject to the arbitrary will of a sovereign or lord; as a free state, nation or people.
    3. Instituted by a free people, or by consent or choice of those who are to be subjects, and securing private rights and privileges by fixed laws and principles; not arbitrary or despotic; as a free constitution or government.
    4. Not imprisoned, confined or under arrest; as, the prisoner is set free
    All definitions and other forms of “free”
    1. Unconstrained; unrestrained; not under compulsion or control.
    2. Permitted; allowed; open; not appropriated; as, places of honor and confidence are free to all; we seldom hear of a commerce perfectly free
    3. Not obstructed; as, the water has a free passage or channel; the house is open to a free current of air.
    4. Licentious; unrestrained.
    5. Open; candid; frank; ingenuous; unreserved; as, we had a free conversation together.
    6. Liberal in expenses; not parsimonious; as a free purse; a man is free to give to all useful institutions.
    7. Gratuitous; not gained by importunity or purchase.
    8. Clear of crime or offense; guiltless; innocent.
    9. Not having feeling or suffering; clear; exempt; with from; as free from pain or disease; free from remorse.
    10. Not encumbered with; as free from a burden.
    11. Open to all, without restriction or without expense; as a free school.
    12. Invested with franchises; enjoying certain immunities; with of; as a man free of the city of London.
    13. Possessing without vassalage or slavish conditions; as free of his farm.
    14. Liberated from the government or control of parents, or of a guardian or master.
    15. Ready; eager; not dull; acting without spurring or shipping; as a free horse.
    16. Genteel; charming. [Not in use.]

    FREE, verb transitive

    1. To remove from a thing any encumbrance or obstruction; to disengage from; to rid; to strip; to clear; as, to free the body from clothes; to free the feet from fetters; to free a channel from sand.
    2. To set at liberty; to rescue or release from slavery, captivity or confinement; to loose.
    3. To disentangle; to disengage.
    4. To exempt.“He that is dead is freed from sin” Romans 6:7
    5. To manumit; to release from bondage; as, to free a slave.
    6. To clear from water, as a ship by pumping.
    7. To release from obligation or duty.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.