GREEK · G3086
λυτρωτής
lutrōtēs — redeemer
λυτρωτής, -οῦ, ὁ (λυτρόω), [in LXX: of God, Psa.19:14 78:35 (גָּאַל)* ;] a redeemer, deliverer: Act.7:35 (not found elsewhere).† (AS)
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Redeemer
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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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
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בֹּ֫עַז
bo.az — Boaz
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.2.1; son of: Salmon (H8007) and Rahab (H7343); married to Ruth (H7327); father of: Obed (H5744) Also named: Booz (Βοόζ "Boaz" G1003) § Boaz = "fleetness" 1) ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi 2) name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple
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Heb. goel; i.e., one charged with the duty of restoring the rights of another and avenging his wrongs (Lev. 25:48, 49; Num. 5:8; Ruth 4:1; Job 19:25; Ps. 19:14; 78:35, etc.). This title is peculiarly applied to Christ. He redeems us from all evil by the payment of a ransom (q.v.). (See REDEMPTION.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.