Word study · Greek
lytron
ransom
Say it: LOO-tron (approximate)
λύτρον
What it means
The price paid to free someone: a slave, a prisoner of war, or a debtor. It's rare in the New Testament, used only here and in Mark's matching saying (Mark 10:45). Jesus' wording may echo Isaiah 53, where the servant gives himself for many.
Range of meaning
- Ransom pricePayment that frees a captive.
- ReleaseThe freeing itself.
In Matthew
- Chapter 20
"To give his life as a ransom for many" (20:28).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3083 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources