Greek · G3084, G2474 · unreviewed

λυτροῦσθαι τὸν Ἰσραήλ

To ransom (literally or figuratively) · Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including His descendants (literally or figuratively)

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λυτρόω G3084 to ransom (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation lytróō

Release from bondage through payment of a ransom price; redemption from slavery or captivity.

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Ἰσραήλ G2474 Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation Israḗl

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What does λυτροῦσθαι τὸν Ἰσραήλ (lytrousthai ton Israēl) mean in the Bible?

λυτρόω · Ἰσραήλ is a Greek word meaning "to redeem Israel".

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Meaning

to redeem Israel

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1

Tense

aorist 2 present 1

Voice

middle 2 passive 1

Mood

indicative 1 infinitive 1 subjunctive 1

NT Occurrences

Luke 24:21 λυτροῦσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Titus 2:14 λυτρώσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive 1 Peter 1:18 ἐλυτρώθητε aorist passive indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Related Hebrew

he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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