Word study · Greek
antílytron
ransom
Say it: an-TIL-oo-tron (approximate)
ἀντίλυτρον
What it means
A ransom paid in exchange (anti "in place of" plus lytron "ransom"). In 2:6, Christ "gave himself as a ransom for all." The related word lytron is in Mark 10:45.
Range of meaning
- RansomA price paid to free someone.
- Substitute paymentPaid in place of another.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 2
"Who gave himself as a ransom for all" (2:6).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0487 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources