λυτρόω,
λύτρῳ: passive, 1 aorist
ἐλυτρωθην; middle, present infinitive
λυτροῦσθαι; 1 aorist subjunctive 3 person singular
λυτρώσηται; (
λύτρον, which see); the
Sept. often for
גָּאַל and
פָּדָה;
1. to release on receipt of ransom:
Plato, Theact., p. 165 e.;
Diodorus 19, 73; the
Sept.,
Numbers 18:15, 17.
2. to redeem, liberate by payment of ransom ((
Demosthenes, others)), generally expressed by the middle; universally,
to liberate:
τινα ἀργυρίῳ, and likewise
ἐκ with the genitive of the thing; passive
ἐκ τῆς ματαίας ἀναστροφῆς,
1 Peter 1:18; middle
to cause to be released to oneself (cf.
Winers Grammar, 254 (238))
by payment of the ransom, i. e.
to redeem; universally,
to deliver: in the Jewish theocratic sense,
τόν Ἰσραήλ, viz. from evils of every kind, external and internal,
Luke 24:21;
ἀπό πάσης ἀνομίας,
Titus 2:14 (cf.
Winer's Grammar, § 30, 6 a.);
τινα ἐκ, spoken of God,
Deuteronomy 13:5;
2 Samuel 7:23;
Hosea 13:14.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Numbers
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18:15; 18:17
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Deuteronomy
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13:5
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2 Samuel
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7:23
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Hosea
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13:14
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Luke
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24:21
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Titus
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2:14
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1 Peter
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1:18
