Used in AV for ‘freed men’ (NRSV, REB, NJB) in Acts 6: 9 for members of a synagogue who opposed Stephen. They were possibly Jews who had been taken prisoner, or Jewish slaves living in Rome; they had purchased their freedom and moved to Jerusalem.
Citation for Libertines
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MLA
"Libertines." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 21, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1124>.
Chicago
"Libertines." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1124 (accessed May 21, 2013).