What does λυτρόω (lytróō) mean in the Bible?
λυτρόω (lytróō): Release from bondage through payment of a ransom price; redemption from slavery or captivity.
Greek · G3084
λυτρόω
To ransom (literally or figuratively)
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λυτρόω G3084
Pronunciation lytróō
What does λυτρόω (lytróō) mean in the Bible?
λυτρόω (lytróō): Release from bondage through payment of a ransom price; redemption from slavery or captivity.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3084?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include redeem (2), that you were redeemed (1).
Where does λυτρόω (lytróō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 24:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), Luke (1), Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It redeem 2× Luke 24:21, Titus 2:14
that you were redeemed 1× 1 Peter 1:18
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 24:21
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Titus 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐλυτρώθητε 1x elytrōthēte 1 Peter 1:18
λυτροῦσθαι 1x lytrousthai Luke 24:21
λυτρώσηται 1x lytrōsētai Titus 2:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Peter 1:18
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Titus 2:14
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle 1x Luke 24:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Release from bondage through payment of a ransom price; redemption from slavery or captivity.
Strong's G3084
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Peter 1:13-25 Source Gloss
to ransom (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Release from bondage through payment of a ransom price; redemption from slavery or captivity.
(λύτρον, which see), [in LXX chiefly for פָּדָה, גָּאַל ;] to release on receipt of ransom; mid., to release by paying ransom, to redeem: in spiritual sense, Tit.2:14; pass, 1Pe.1:18; in general sense, to deliver (cf. Exo.6:6, Psa.69:18, al.): Luk.24:21.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 24:21 Verb Present Middle Infinitive
λυτροῦσθαι lutrousqai
I ransom, liberate, deliver
Read verse Titus 2:14 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Subjunctive
λυτρώσηται lutrwshtai
I ransom, liberate, deliver
Read verse 1 Peter 1:18 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐλυτρώθητε elutrwqhte
I ransom, liberate, deliver
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
middle 2 passive 1
Mood
indicative 1 infinitive 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
to ransom or liberate by payment
To liberate from bondage through costly payment.
Word Origins
λυτρόω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Christ’s self-giving is substitutionary and liberating, freeing believers from lawlessness. 1 Peter 1:13-25
Centers salvation on Christ’s substitutionary sacrifice. Titus 2:11-15
Canonical Themes
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain