King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3083
Transliteration: lytron
Phonetic Spelling: (loo'-tron)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a ransom
Meaning: a ransom
λύτρον, 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.)
Word 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.)