katallagē

What it means

Exchange, and so the restoring of a broken relationship. Paul says that "while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son" (5:10-11). It is also used of the "reconciliation of the world" (11:15) and in 2 Corinthians 5:18-19, where Paul calls his work "the ministry of reconciliation."

Range of meaning

• ReconciliationRestoring friendship.
• ExchangeA change from enmity to friendship.

In Romans

• Chapter 5

  "The reconciliation" and "reconciled to God" (5:10-11).

• Chapter 11

  "The reconciling of the world" (11:15).