Word study · Greek

exagorázō

to redeem, to buy out

Say it: ex-ag-or-AD-zo (approximate)

ἐξαγοράζω

What it means

To buy out of slavery, to ransom (ex "out of" plus agorazō "to buy"). In 3:13, "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law," and in 4:5, he redeems those under the law so that they can receive adoption.

Range of meaning

  • RedeemBuy back.
  • RansomFree by paying a price.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 3

    "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law" (3:13).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G1805 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources