ἀπολύτρωσις
“release effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance”
Primary meaning: release effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance. Strong's: (the act) ransom in full, i.e. (figuratively) riddance, or (specially) Christian salvation. Lexical nuances: release effected by payment of ransom , redemption , deliverance ; metaph., He 11:35 ; of deliverance thr. Christ from evil and the consequences of sin: Lk 21:28 , Ro 3:24 (Vau., in l.) 8:23, I Co 1:30 , Eph 1:7 , 14 4:30 , Col 1:14 , He 9:15 . (On the extent to wh. the word retains the sense of ransom , v. ICC , Ro. , 3:24 , Westc., He. , 297 ff.; v. also ICC , Eph. , 11; DCG , ii, 605; Cremer...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from a compound of G575 (ἀπό) and G3083 (λύτρον);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ἀπολύτρωσις (apolytrosis) carries significant theological or narrative weight.