verb
lutromō
Strong’sG3084
I ransom, liberate, deliver
stem lutr-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
λυτρόω, -ῶ
(< λύτρον, q.v.), [in LXX chiefly for פּדה, גּאל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3084 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidloo-tro'-o
to ransom (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G3083;
King Jamesredeem.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
release on receipt of a ransom, hold to ransom, τινὰ χρημάτων ὅσων δοκεῖ for such a sum as is agreed on, Refs 5th c.BC+; redeem a pledge, λ. τὰ ἱμάτια Refs 2nd c.AD+, etc.:—middle, release by payment of ransom, redeem, παρὰ τῶν Αἰτωλῶν NT+3rd c.BC+:—passive, to be ransomed, ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων λελυτρῶσθαι NT+4th c.BC+
II passive, to be released from an obligation, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III mistranslation of Hebrew 'rp 'break the neck', LXX. -ών, ῶνος, ὁ, ={ἀπόπατος}LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| lutrivaἐλυτρώθητε | happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural | redeemed | 1× |
| lutreteiaλυτρώσηται | happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | redeem | 1× |
| lutrorōλυτροῦσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | redeem | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 118, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutromō | lutrome | lutromē | lutromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | lutrosō | lutrose | lutrosē | lutroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutrotō | lutrote | lutrotē | lutrotelē |
| we 1st person plural | lutronō | lutrone | lutronē | lutronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrovō | lutrove | lutrovē | lutrovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | lutrolō | lutrole | lutrolē | lutrolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutremi | lutrema |
| you 2nd person singular | lutresi | lutresa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutreti | lutreta |
| we 1st person plural | lutreni | lutrena |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrevi | lutreva |
| they 3rd person plural | lutreli | lutrela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutrimi | lutrima |
| you 2nd person singular | lutrisi | lutrisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutriti | lutrita |
| we 1st person plural | lutrini | lutrina |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrivi | lutriva1×ἐλυτρώθητε |
| they 3rd person plural | lutrili | lutrila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutromeiō | lutromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | lutroseiō | lutroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutroteiō | lutroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | lutroneiō | lutroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutroveiō | lutroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | lutroleiō | lutroleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutremeia |
| you 2nd person singular | lutreseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutreteia1×λυτρώσηται |
| we 1st person plural | lutreneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutreveia |
| they 3rd person plural | lutreleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutrimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | lutriseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutriteia |
| we 1st person plural | lutrineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutriveia |
| they 3rd person plural | lutrileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | lutrosōr | lutrosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutrotōr | lutrotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrovōr | lutrovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | lutrolōr | lutrolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | lutresar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutretar |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrevar |
| they 3rd person plural | lutrelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | lutrisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutritar |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrivar |
| they 3rd person plural | lutrilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | lutrosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutrotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | lutronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | lutroloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | lutresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutretoia |
| we 1st person plural | lutrenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | lutreloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lutrimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | lutrisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lutritoia |
| we 1st person plural | lutrinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | lutrivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | lutriloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | lutrorō1×λυτροῦσθαι | lutrorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | lutreri | lutrera | ||
| acted on passive voice | lutriri | lutrira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | lutrorōntos | lutrorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | lutrerintos | lutrerantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | lutririntos | lutrirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
lutr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
lutriva“redeemed”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 1:18… hoti ouk fthartei, argurie ē chrusie, lutriva ek tau mataiau vu anastrofau patroparadotau,… silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life …
lutreteia“redeem”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Titus 2:14hos dōata heauton huper nu hina lutreteia nin apo pantau anomiau kai katharizateia …He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to …
lutrorō“redeem”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Luke 24:21… elpizane hoti autos atō tos mellarōntos lutrorō ton Israēl; alla ge kai sun …… He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it …