ἀπολύτρωσιςapolýtrōsis
(the act) ransom in full, i.e. (figuratively) riddance, or (specially) Christian salvation
Greek (New Testament) · G629
Meanings
release effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance; metaphorically, Hebrews 11:35; of deliverance thr. Christ from evil and the consequences of sin: Luke 21:28, Romans 3:24 (Vau., in l.) 8:23, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 4:30, Colossians 1:14, Hebrews 9:15. (On the extent to wh. the word retains the sense of ransom, see ICC, Romans 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., § lxxvii.)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Luke 21:28 So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!”
- Romans 3:24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
- Romans 8:23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
- Ephesians 1:7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
- Ephesians 1:14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.