Word study · Greek
lytron
ransom
Say it: LOO-tron (approximate)
λύτρον
What it means
The price paid to free a slave or a prisoner of war. Jesus says the Son of Man came "to give his life as a ransom for many" (10:45), at the end of his teaching on serving.
Range of meaning
- Ransom pricePayment that frees a captive.
- ReleaseThe freeing itself.
In Mark
- Chapter 10
"A ransom for many" (10:45).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3083 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources