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Strong's G3083 · Greek

λύτρον

lutron · loo'-tron

from 3089; something to loosen with, i.e. a redemption price (figuratively, atonement)


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

λύτρον (G3083)

2 λύτρον , -ον, τό ( λύω ), [in LXX (Pent. 15 , Pr 2 , Isa 1 ) for פִּדְיוֹם and cogn. forms, גְּאֻלָּה , כֹּפֶר , מְחִיר ;] a ransom (as for a life, Ex 21:30 ; for slaves, Le 19:20 ; for captives, Is 45:13 ): ἀντὶ πολλῶν , Mt 20:28 , Mk 10:45 (v. Swete, in l., and for discussion of λ. and its cognates, Westc., He. , 295 f.; Deiss., LAE , 331 f.; cf. also ἀντί-λύτρον ).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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