Lexical Summary lytron: a ransom Original Word: λύτρονTransliteration: lytron Phonetic Spelling: (loo'-tron) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a ransom Meaning: a ransom Strong's Concordance ransom. From luo; something to loosen with, i.e. A redemption price (figuratively, atonement) -- ransom. see GREEK luo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3083: λύτρονλύτρον, λύτρου, τό (λύω), the Sept. passim for כֹּפֶר, גְּאֻלָּה, פִּדְיון, etc.; the price for redeeming, ransom (paid for slaves, Leviticus 19:20; for captives, Isaiah 45:13; for the ransom of a life, Exodus 21:30; Numbers 35:31f): ἀντί πολλῶν, to liberate many from the misery and penalty of their sins, Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45. (Pindar, Aeschylus, Xenophon, Plato, others.) |
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