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As free (hōs eleutheroi). Note nominative again connected with hupotagēte in 1Pe 2:13, not with phimoin in 1Pe 2:14 (a parenthesis in fact). For this ethical sense of eleutheros see Gal 4:26.
And not using your freedom (kai mē echontes tēn eleutherian). “And not holding your liberty” (present active participle of echō, with usual negative mē with participle.
For a cloke of wickedness (hōs epikalumma tēs kakias). Epikalumma (from epikaluptō Rom 4:7) is a rare word (Aristotle, lxx) for veil, here only in N.T. and in figurative sense for pretext to do wickedness under, a thing, alas, that sometimes happens.
But as bondservants of God (all' hōs theou douloi). Paul’s proud title. There is no such thing as absolute freedom (personal freedom), for that is anarchy. Cf. Rom 6:22 “enslaved to God.”