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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3083. λύτρον (lutron) -- Ransom, Redemption Price</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3083.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/11-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3083.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3083</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3082.htm" title="3082">◄</a> 3083. lutron <a href="../greek/3084.htm" title="3084">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">lutron: Ransom, Redemption Price</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">λύτρον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>lutron<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>LOO-tron<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(loo'-tron)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Ransom, Redemption Price<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the purchasing money for manumitting slaves, a ransom, the price of ransoming; especially the sacrifice by which expiation is effected, an offering of expiation.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb λύω (luō), meaning "to loosen" or "to release."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of ransom in the Old Testament is often associated with the Hebrew word כֹּפֶר (kopher), which refers to a covering or atonement price, as seen in passages like Exodus 30:12 and Psalm 49:7.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "lutron" refers to the price paid to release someone from bondage or captivity. It is often used metaphorically to describe the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ as the means by which humanity is redeemed from sin and its consequences.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greco-Roman world, "lutron" was commonly used in the context of freeing slaves or prisoners of war. A ransom was paid to secure their release, symbolizing liberation and a new beginning. This concept was familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, providing a powerful metaphor for the spiritual liberation offered through Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 3083</b> <i>lýtron</i> (a neuter noun) – literally, the ransom-money (price) to free a slave. <a href="/greek/3083.htm">3083</a> (<i>lýtron</i>) is used in the NT of the ultimate "liberty-price" – the <i>blood of Christ</i> which <i>purchases</i> (ransoms) believers, freeing them from all slavery (bondage) to sin. <a href="/greek/3083.htm">3083</a> (<i>lýtron</i>) occurs twice in the NT (Mt 10:28; Mk 10:45), both times referring to this purchase (ransom-price) which Christ paid. <a href="/greek/3084.htm">See 3084</a> (<i>lytroō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3089.htm">luó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a ransom<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ransom (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3083: λύτρον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λύτρον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λύτρου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">λύω</span>), the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> passim for <span class="hebrew">כֹּפֶר</span>, <span class="hebrew">גְּאֻלָּה</span>, <span class="hebrew">פִּדְיון</span>, etc.; <span class="accented">the price for redeeming, ransom</span> (paid for slaves, <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20</a>; for captives, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/45-13.htm">Isaiah 45:13</a>; for the ransom of a life, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/21-30.htm">Exodus 21:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/35-31.htm">Numbers 35:31</a>f): <span class="greek2">ἀντί</span> <span class="greek2">πολλῶν</span>, to liberate many from the misery and penalty of their sins, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>ransom. <p>From <a href="/greek/3089.htm">luo</a>; something to loosen with, i.e. A redemption price (figuratively, atonement) -- ransom. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3089.htm">luo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λύτρα λύτροις λυτρον λύτρον λύτρου λύτρων lutron lytron lýtron<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/20-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 20:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ <b>λύτρον</b> ἀντὶ πολλῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> His life <span class="itali">a ransom</span> for many.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his life <span class="itali">a ransom</span> for many.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> life of him <span class="itali">[as] a ransom</span> for many<p><b><a href="/text/mark/10-45.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 10:45</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ <b>λύτρον</b> ἀντὶ πολλῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> His life <span class="itali">a ransom</span> for many.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his life <span class="itali">a ransom</span> for many.<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10-45.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> life of him <span class="itali">[as] a ransom</span> for many<p><b><a href="/greek/3083.htm">Strong's Greek 3083</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3083.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/lutron_3083.htm">λύτρον — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3082.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3082"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3082" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3084.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3084"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3084" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>