Lutron λύτρον

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Lutron
λύτρον
Transliterationlutron
Strong's numberG3083
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossransom
Occurrences2 in 2 verses
Most frequent inMatthew (1)

Lutron (Greek λύτρον, Strong's G3083) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “ransom”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

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, Exo.21:30; for slaves, Lev.19:20; for captives, Isa.45:13): ἀντὶ πολλῶν, Mat.20:28, Mrk.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).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVransom (2)
BSBransom (2)

Verses

Every verse with Lutron, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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