Hebrews 2:15

And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
ἀπαλλάξῃ
G525 V-AAS-3S
apallassō
to change away, i.e., release, (reflexively) remove
  • to remove, release, to be removed, to depart
  • "to set free, deliver
τούτους
G5128
toutous
these (persons, as objective of verb or preposition)
  • these
ὅσοι
G3745 K-NPM
hosos
as (much, great, long, etc.) as
  • as great as, as far as, how much, how many, whoever
φόβῳ
G5401 N-DSM
phobos
alarm or fright
  • fear, dread, terror
    • that which strikes terror
    reverence for one's husband
θανάτου
G2288 N-GSM
thanatos
(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
  • the death of the body
    • that separation (whether natural or violent) of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended
    • "with the implied idea of future misery in hell
      • the power of death
      since the nether world, the abode of the dead, was conceived as being very dark, it is equivalent to the region of thickest darkness i.e., figuratively, a region enveloped in the darkness of ignorance and sin
    metaphorically, the loss of that life which alone is worthy of the name,
    • the misery of the soul arising from sin, which begins on earth but lasts and increases after the death of the body in hell
    the miserable state of the wicked dead in hell"in the widest sense, death comprising all the miseries arising from sin, as well physical death as the loss of a life consecrated to God and blessed in him on earth, to be followed by wretchedness in hell
διὰ
G1223 PREP
dia
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
  • through
    • of place
      • with
      • "in
      of time
      • throughout
      • "during
      of means
      • by
      • "by the means of
    through
    • the ground or reason by which something is or is not done
      • by reason of
      • "on account of"because of for this reason"therefore"on this account
παντὸς
G3956 A-GSN
pas
all, any, every, the whole
  • individually
    • each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
    collectively
    • some of all types
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ζῆν
G2198 V-PAN
zaō
to live (literally or figuratively)
  • to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead)
  • "to enjoy real life
    • to have true life and worthy of the name
    • "active, blessed, endless in the kingdom of God
    to live i.e., pass life, in the manner of the living and acting
    • of mortals or character
    living water, having vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul"metaphorically to be in full vigor
    • to be fresh, strong, efficient,
    • "(adjective) active, powerful, efficacious
ἔνοχοι
G1777 A-NPM
enochos
liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation)
  • bound, under obligation, subject to, liable
    • used of one who is held by, possessed with love, and zeal for anything
    • "in a forensic sense, denoting the connection of a person either with his crime, or with the penalty or trial, or with that against whom or which he has offended
      • guilty, worthy of punishment
      • "guilty of anything"of the crime"of the penalty"liable to this or that tribunal i.e., the punishment to by imposed by this or that tribunal"of the place where punishment is to be suffered
ἦσαν
G2258
ēn
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
  • I was, etc.
δουλείας
G1397 N-GSF
douleia
slavery (ceremonially or figuratively)
  • slavery, bondage, the condition of a slave

καὶ ἀπαλλάξῃ τούτους ὅσοι φόβῳ θανάτου διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν ἔνοχοι ἦσαν δουλείας
15
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Cross References

Romans 8:15

οὐ γὰρ ἐλάβετε πνεῦμα δουλείας πάλιν εἰς φόβον ἀλλ' ἐλάβετε πνεῦμα υἱοθεσίας ἐν κράζομεν Αββα πατήρ
15
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

2 Timothy 1:7

οὐ γὰρ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν θεὸς πνεῦμα δειλίας ἀλλὰ δυνάμεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ σωφρονισμοῦ
7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Luke 1:74

τοῦ δοῦναί ἡμῖν ἀφόβως ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν ῥυσθέντας λατρεύειν αὐτῷ
74
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

Psalms 55:4

לִבִּי יָחִיל בְּקִרְבִּי וְאֵימוֹת מָוֶת נָפְלוּ עָלָֽי׃
4
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

Romans 8:21

ὅτι καὶ αὐτὴ κτίσις ἐλευθερωθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς εἰς τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τῆς δόξης τῶν τέκνων τοῦ θεοῦ
21
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

2 Corinthians 1:10

ὃς ἐκ τηλικούτου θανάτου ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς καὶ ῥύεται εἰς ὃν ἠλπίκαμεν ὅτι καὶ ἔτι ῥύσεται
10
Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

Psalms 89:48

מִי גֶבֶר יִֽחְיֶה וְלֹא יִרְאֶה-מָּוֶת יְמַלֵּט נַפְשׁוֹ מִיַּד-שְׁאוֹל סֶֽלָה׃
48
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

1 Corinthians 15:50

Τοῦτο δέ φημι ἀδελφοί ὅτι σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα βασιλείαν θεοῦ κληρονομῆσαι οὐ δύνανται οὐδὲ φθορὰ τὴν ἀφθαρσίαν κληρονομεῖ
50
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Job 24:17

כִּי יַחְדָּו׀ בֹּקֶר לָמוֹ צַלְמָוֶת כִּֽי-יַכִּיר בַּלְהוֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת׃
17
For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

Job 33:21

יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי ‫(ושפי)‬ וְשֻׁפּוּ עַצְמֹתָיו לֹא רֻאּֽוּ׃
21
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

Psalms 56:13

כִּי הִצַּלְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִמָּוֶת הֲלֹא רַגְלַי מִדֶּחִי לְהִֽתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים בְּאוֹר הַֽחַיִּֽים׃
13
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Job 18:11

סָבִיב בִּֽעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃
11
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

Psalms 33:19

לְהַצִּיל מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם וּלְחַיּוֹתָם בָּרָעָֽב׃
19
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Job 18:14

יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃
14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

Psalms 73:19

אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן-בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃
19
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

Galatians 4:21

Λέγετέ μοι οἱ ὑπὸ νόμον θέλοντες εἶναι τὸν νόμον οὐκ ἀκούετε
21
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?