HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3724
כֹּפֶר
ko.pher — ransom
price of a life, ransom, bribe
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Ransom
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G3083
λύτρον
lutron — ransom
λύτρον, -ον, τό (λύω), [in LXX (Pent. .15 Pr .2, Isa .1) for פִּדְיוֹם and cogn. forms, גְּאֻלָּה, כֹּפֶר, מְחִיר ;] a ransom (as for a life, Exo.21:30; for slaves, Lev.19:20; for captives, Isa.45:13): ἀντὶ πολλῶν, Mat.20:28, Mrk.10:45 (see Swete, in l, and for discussion of λ. and its cognates, Westc., He., 295 f.; Deiss., LAE, 331 f.; cf. also ἀντί-λύτρον).† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G487
ἀντίλυτρον
antilutron — ransom
ἀντί-λυτρον, -ου, τό [in Al.: Psa.49:9 * ;] a ransom: 1Ti.2:6 (see CGT, in l; and cf. λύτρον).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1350
גָּאַל
ga.al — to redeem: redeem
: redeem 1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer 1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance 1a2) to redeem (by payment) 1a3) to redeem (with God as subject) 1a3a) individuals from death 1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage 1a3c) Israel from exile 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to redeem oneself 1b2) to be redeemed
84 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6299
פָּדָה
pa.dah — to ransom
1) to ransom, redeem, rescue, deliver 1a) (Qal) to ransom 1b) (Niphal) to be ransomed 1c) (Hiphil) to allow one to be ransomed 1d) (Hophal) redeemed
48 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G629
ἀπολύτρωσις
apolutrōsis — redemption
ἀπο-λύτρωσις, -εως, ἡ (ἀπολυτρόω, to release on payment of ransom, cf. λύτρον), [in LXX: Da (LXX) Dan.4:30 with * ;] release effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance; metaphorically, Heb.11:35; of deliverance thr. Christ from evil and the consequences of sin: Luk.21:28, Rom.3:24 (Vau., in l) 8:23, 1Co.1:30, Eph.1:7, 14 4:30, Col.1:14, Heb.9:15. (On the extent to WH. the word retains the sense of ransom, see ICC, Rom.3:24, Westc., He., 297 ff.; see also ICC, Eph., 11; DCG, ii, 605; Cremer, 410; Deiss., LAE, 331; Lft., Notes, 271, 316; Tr., Syn., § 77.)† (AS)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6305
פְּדָיָהוּ
pe.da.yah — Pedaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.23.36; father of: Zebidah (H2080) § Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed" 1) father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah 2) father of Zerubbabel and brother of Shealtiel who is usually called the father of Zerubbabel probably because of a lack of an heir from Shealtiel who was in the direct line of succession
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פְּדָהצוּר
pe.da.h.tsur — Pedahzur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; father of: Gamaliel (H1583) § Pedahzur = "the Rock has ransomed" father of Gamaliel who was the chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the time of the exodus
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1805
ἐξαγοράζω
exagorazō — to redeem
ἐξ-αγοράζω [in LXX: καιρόν ὑμεῖς ἐξαγοράζετε (זְבַן), Dan LXX TH Dan.2:8 * ;] 1. to redeem, ransom (esp. of slaves): metaphorically, Gal.3:13 4:5. 2. to buy up; mid., to buy up for oneself: τ. καιρόν, Eph.5:16, Col.4:5 (Cremer, 60).† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6302
פְּדוּיִם
pa.duy — ransomed
ransom
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6304
פְּדוּת
pe.dut — redemption
ransom
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3084
λυτρόω
lutroō — to ransom
λυτρόω, -ῶ (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.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3085
λύτρωσις
lutrōsis — redemption
λύτρωσις, -εως, ἡ (λυτρόω), [in LXX: Lev.25:29, 48, Isa.63:4 גְּאֻלָּה), Num.18:16, Psa.49:8 111:9 130:7 (פָּדָה, פִּדְיוֹם, פְּדוּת), Jdg.1:15 * ;] a ransoming, redemption (αἰχμαλώτων, Plut., Arat., 11): of the mediatorial work of Christ, Heb.9:12; in general sense, deliverance(cf. Psa.4:8, l.with): Luk.1:68 2:38.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6306
פִּדְיוֹם
pid.yom — redemption
ransom, redemption Another spelling of pid.yon (פִּדְיוֹן "redemption" H6306B)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6303
פָּדוֹן
pa.don — Padon
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.44 § Padon = "ransom" an head or ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned with Zerubbabel
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4067
περίψημα
peripsēma — scum
περί-ψημα, -τος, τό (περιψράω, to wipe off all round), [in LXX: Tob.5:18 * ;] that which is wiped off, offscouring: metaphorically (assoc. with περικάθαρμα, which see), 1Co.4:13 (and so prob., To, l.with, as EV; but see Thayer, see word, for the meaning expiation, ransom, in To; and cf. LS, see word κάθαρμα; Lft., Notes, 200 f., and on Ign., Eph., 8).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6300
פְּדַהְאֵל
pe.dah.el — Pedahel
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.34.28; son of: Ammihud (H5989I) § Pedahel = "ransomed by God" son of Ammihud and prince of the tribe of Naphtali
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7809
שָׁחַד
sha.chad — to bribe
(Qal) to give a present, bribe, ransom, offer gifts
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6459
ἀπολυτρόω
apolutroō — to redeem
to release on payment of ransom , with genitive pretii, Philipp. quoted in (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
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ἐκλύτρωσις
eklutrōsis — ransoming
ransoming
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The price or payment made for our redemption, as when it is said that the Son of man “gave his life a ransom for many” (Matt. 20:28; comp. Acts 20:28; Rom. 3:23, 24; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Gal. 3:13; 4:4, 5: Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; 1 Tim. 2:6; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19. In all these passages the same idea is expressed). This word is derived from the Fr. rancon; Lat. redemptio. The debt is represented not as cancelled but as fully paid. The slave or captive is not liberated by a mere gratuitous favour, but a ransom price has been paid, in consideration of which he is set free. The original owner receives back his alienated and lost possession because he has bought it back “with a price.” This price or ransom (Gr. lutron) is always said to be Christ, his blood, his death. He secures our redemption by the payment of a ransom. (See REDEMPTION.)
Scripture references
Matthew 20:28Acts 20:28Romans 3:23Romans 3:241 Corinthians 6:191 Corinthians 6:20Galatians 3:13Galatians 4:4Galatians 4:5Ephesians 1:7Colossians 1:141 Timothy 2:6Titus 2:141 Peter 1:181 Peter 1:19
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.