Definition
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, Exodus 21:30; for slaves, Leviticus 19:20; for captives, Isaiah 45:13): ἀντὶ πολλῶν, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45 (see Swete, in l, and for discussion of λ. and its cognates, Westc., He., 295 f.; Deiss., LAE, 331 f.; cf. also ἀντί-λύτρον).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λύτρον:
- כֹּפֶרko.pher“ransom”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 20:28λύτρον · [as] a ransom…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 10:45λύτρον · [as] a ransomFor even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”