Strong’s G3085

λύτρωσις

Part of speech

Noun, Feminine

Transliteration

lutrósis

Pronunciation

loo-TRO-sis

Definition

Redemption, Ransom

Meaning

(in the Old Testament: ransoming from imprisonment for debt, or from slavery, release from national misfortune, etc.), liberation, deliverance, release.

Usage

In the New Testament, "lutrósis" refers to the act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed. It conveys the idea of liberation or deliverance, often through the payment of a ransom. This term is used to describe the spiritual deliverance that believers receive through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, who paid the price for humanity's sins.

Bible references

Luke 1:68;Luke 2:38;Hebrews 9:12