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    Ransom (Lutron)

    λύτρον (lutron)

    The price paid for release — the cost of freeing a captive or slave from bondage.

    Greek
    Pronunciation: LOO-tron

    Definition

    Lutron is the Greek word for ransom, meaning the price paid to release a captive. Jesus declared that He came to give His life as 'a ransom for many' — paying the ultimate price to free humanity from sin's bondage.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Mark 10:45

    “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
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    1 Timothy 2:6

    “Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”
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    1 Peter 1:18

    “Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold... But with the precious blood of Christ.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.