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λύτρωσις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λύτρωσις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
lytrōsis
Simplified transliteration: 
lytrosis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3085
GK Number: 
3391
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
redemption, ransoming, releasing
Definition: 
redemption, Heb. 9:12; liberation, deliverance, Lk. 1:68; 2:38*

Greek-English Concordance for λύτρωσις

Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and brought redemption (lytrōsin | λύτρωσιν | acc sg fem) to his people.
Luke 2:38 At that very hour she came up and began to give thanks to God and continued to speak of him to all who were waiting expectantly for the redemption (lytrōsin | λύτρωσιν | acc sg fem) of Israel.
Hebrews 9:12 he entered once for all into the Most Holy Place, not by means of the blood of goats and calves, but by means of his own blood, thus obtaining an eternal redemption (lytrōsin | λύτρωσιν | acc sg fem).