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Lexicon :: Strong's G3083 - lytron

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λύτρον
Transliteration
lytron (Key)
Pronunciation
loo'-tron
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
21x in 7 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:328 & 4:340

Strong’s Definitions

λύτρον lýtron, loo'-tron; from G3089; something to loosen with, i.e. a redemption price (figuratively, atonement):—ransom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3083 in the following manner: ransom (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3083 in the following manner: ransom (2x).

  1. the price for redeeming, ransom

    1. paid for slaves, captives

    2. for the ransom of life

  2. to liberate many from misery and the penalty of their sins

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λύτρον lýtron, loo'-tron; from G3089; something to loosen with, i.e. a redemption price (figuratively, atonement):—ransom.
STRONGS G3083:
λύτρον, λύτρου, τό (λύω), the Sept. passim for כֹּפֶר, גְּאֻלָּה, פִּדְיון, etc.; the price for redeeming, ransom (paid for slaves, Leviticus 19:20; for captives, Isaiah 45:13; for the ransom of a life, Exodus 21:30; Numbers 35:31f): ἀντί πολλῶν, to liberate many from the misery and penalty of their sins, Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45. (Pindar, Aeschylus, Xenophon, Plato, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
21:30
Leviticus
19:20
Numbers
35:31
Isaiah
45:13
Matthew
20:28
Mark
10:45

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3083 matches the Greek λύτρον (lytron),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:30 - However, the dead person’s relatives may accept payment to compensate for the loss of life. The owner of the ox may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:12 - “Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the LORD. Then no plague will strike the people as you count them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:20 - “If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been purchased but who is committed to become another man’s wife, he must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:24 - “With every purchase of land you must grant the seller the right to buy it back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:26 - If there is no close relative to buy the land, but the person who sold it gets enough money to buy it back,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:51 - If many years still remain until the jubilee, they will repay the proper proportion of what they received when they sold themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:52 - If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, they will repay a small amount for their redemption.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:31 - If you want to buy back the LORD’s tenth of the grain or fruit, you must pay its value, plus 20 percent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:12 - “Look, I have chosen the Levites from among the Israelites to serve as substitutes for all the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:46 - There are 273 more firstborn sons of Israel than there are Levites. To redeem these extra firstborn sons,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:48 - Give the silver to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the extra firstborn sons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:49 - So Moses collected the silver for redeeming the firstborn sons of Israel who exceeded the number of Levites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:51

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:51 - And Moses gave the silver for the redemption to Aaron and his sons, just as the LORD had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - “The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the LORD will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:31 - Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:32 - And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing a slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:27 - They smashed the sacred pillar and wrecked the temple of Baal, converting it into a public toilet, as it remains to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:35 - He will accept no compensation,
nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:8 - The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13 - I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose,
and I will guide his actions.
He will restore my city and free my captive people—
without seeking a reward!
I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
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