A redemption-price
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G487 names a ransom or corresponding ransom and occurs once in the locally indexed New Testament, in First Timothy 2:6. The verse says that the one mediator, the man Christ Jesus, gave Himself as a ransom for all, with testimony at the proper time.
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G487 names a ransom or corresponding ransom and occurs once in the locally indexed New Testament, in First Timothy 2:6. The verse says that the one mediator, the man Christ Jesus, gave Himself as a ransom for all, with testimony at the proper time.
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [as] a ransom (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 2:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1).
G487 names a ransom or corresponding ransom and occurs once in the locally indexed New Testament, in First Timothy 2:6. The verse says that the one mediator, the man Christ Jesus, gave Himself as a ransom for all, with testimony at the proper time. The noun directs attention to Christ's voluntary self-giving for deliverance, but one occurrence does not by itself settle every question about atonement mechanism, the recipient of a payment, the scope implied by "all," or the relation between Christ's work and its reception.
Those questions require the full sentence, First Timothy's argument, and related passages. This companion therefore remains explicitly evidence-limited: it explains the sole use and carefully marked canonical parallels without pretending they are additional occurrences of G487.
The sole locally indexed use places G487 between the confession of one mediator and the statement about testimony at the proper time. Christ's giving of Himself, not an abstract transaction, is the grammatical and theological center.
Who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
Christ Jesus is both the one mediator and the one who gives Himself as ransom for all. The nearby call to pray for all people and God's desire for all to be saved govern the repeated scope language, while the noun alone cannot settle every later atonement debate.
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How English Renders ItA compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
Greek word. Ransom paid as substitute exchange, emphasizing reciprocal replacement of one for another.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
a ransom
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
ἀντίλυτρον is built from these roots:
The term highlights substitution and cost, pointing to the sacrificial nature of Christ’s death. 1 Timothy 2:1-7
G487 has one locally indexed occurrence, so First Timothy 2:1-7 must govern every claim. The paragraph moves from prayer for all people to God's saving desire, one God, one mediator, and Christ Jesus giving Himself as ransom for all. This supports confident teaching about Christ's voluntary self-giving and unique mediation. It does not allow the noun alone to identify a recipient of payment, settle every account of substitution, or resolve all debates about the scope and application of the atonement.
Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45, and Titus 2:14 provide related ransom and redemption language, but they are canonical parallels, not additional G487 evidence. Good teaching should keep the single occurrence visible, center the person of Christ, and distinguish lexical observation from broader theological synthesis.
1Tim.2.6
G487 is a rare noun for a ransom or corresponding ransom. The local index reports one occurrence, First Timothy 2:6. Its form and context support ransom language centered on Christ's self-giving, while questions about payment recipient, exact mechanism, and comprehensive scope require evidence beyond this one lexical item.
Old Testament deliverance, redemption, and servant themes provide important background for Christian theology, but First Timothy does not cite one specific Old Testament ransom text here. Canonical connections should therefore be made through explicit related passages and labeled as synthesis rather than as part of G487's one-use lexical evidence.
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