GreekG3083Noun (Neuter)
λύτρον
lutron
“ransom”
2Occurrences
G3083Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
something to loosen with, i.e. a redemption price (figuratively, atonement)
from G3089 (λύω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a ransom (as for a life; for slaves; for captives, ): ἀντὶ πολλῶν, (see Swete, in l, and for discussion of λ. and its cognates, Westc., He., 295 f.; Deiss., LAE, 331 f.; cf. also ἀντί-λύτρον).
LXX: (Pent. 15 Pr .2, Isa .1) for פִּדְיוֹם and cogn. forms, גְּאֻלָּה, כֹּפֶר, מְחִיר
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Neuter)
Morphology Code
G:N-N
Full Description
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
λύτρον appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Matthew
1
Mark
1
Key Passages
Matthew 20:28BSB
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45BSB
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
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