Original Word: ἀπολύτρωσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: apolutrósis
Pronunciation: ah-po-loo-TRO-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ol-oo'-tro-sis)
Definition: Redemption
Meaning: release effected by payment of ransom; redemption, deliverance.

deliverance, redemption.

From a compound of apo and lutron; (the act) ransom in full, i.e. (figuratively) riddance, or (specially) Christian salvation -- deliverance, redemption.

see GREEK apo

see GREEK lutron

629 apolýtrōsis(from 575 /apó, "from" and 3084 /lytróō, "redeem") – properly, redemption – literally, "buying back from, re-purchasing (winning back) what was previously forfeited (lost)."

629 /apolýtrōsis ("redemption, re-purchase") emphasizes the distance ("safety-margin") that results between the rescued person, and what previously enslaved them. For the believer, the prefix (575 /apó) looks back to God's effective work of grace, purchasing them from the debt of sin and bringing them to their new status (being in Christ).

Word Origin
from apolutroó (to release on payment of ransom)
Definition
a release effected by payment of ransom
NASB Translation
redemption (9), release (1).

STRONGS NT 629: ἀπολύτρωσις

ἀπολύτρωσις, ἀπολυτρώσεως, ἡ (from ἀπολυτρόω signifying a. to redeem one by paying the price, cf. λύτρον: Plutarch, Pomp. 24; the Sept. Exodus 21:8; Zephaniah 3:1;

b. to let one go free on receiving the price: Plato, legg. 11, p. 919a.; Polybius 22, 21, 8; (cf.) Diodorus 13, 24), "a releasing effected by payment of ransom; redemption, deliverance, liberation procured by the payment of a ransom";

1. properly: πόλεων αἰχμαλώτων, Plutarch, Pomp. 24 (the only passage in secular writings where the word has as yet been noted; (add, Josephus, Antiquities 12, 2, 3; Diodorus fragment l. xxxvii. 5, 3, p. 149, 6 Dindorf; Philo, quod omn. prob. book § 17)).

2. everywhere in the N. T. metaphorically, viz. deliverance effected through the death of Christ from the retributive wrath of a holy God and the merited penalty of sin: Romans 3:24; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14 (cf. ἐξαγοράζω, ἀγοράζω, λυτρόω, etc. (and Trench, § lxxvii.)); ἀπολύτρωσιν τῶν ... παραβάσεων deliverance from the penalty of transgressions, effected through their expiation, Hebrews 9:15 (cf. Delitzsch at the passage and Fritzsche on Romans, vol. ii., p. 178); ἡμέρα ἀπολυτρώσεως, the last day, when consummate liberation is experienced from the sin still lingering even in the regenerate, and from all the ills and troubles of this life, Ephesians 4:30; in the same sense the word is apparently to be taken in 1 Corinthians 1:30 (where Christ himself is said to be redemption, i. e. the author of redemption, the one without whom we could have none), and is to be taken in the phrase ἀπολύτρωσιν τῆς περιποιήσεως, Ephesians 1:14, the redemption which will come to his possession, or to the men who are God's own through Christ (cf. Meyer at the passage); τοῦ σώματος, deliverance of the body from frailty and mortality, Romans 8:23 (Winer's Grammar, 187 (176)); deliverance from the hatred and persecutions of enemies by the return of Christ from heaven, Luke 21:28, cf. Luke 18:7f; deliverance or release from torture, Hebrews 11:35.

Word Origin: Derived from ἀπολύτροω (apolýtroō), which is a compound of ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and λύτρον (lytron, meaning "ransom" or "redemption").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of redemption in the Old Testament is often associated with the Hebrew words גָּאַל (ga'al, Strong's H1350) and פָּדָה (padah, Strong's H6299), both of which convey the idea of redeeming or ransoming. These terms are used in contexts of deliverance and liberation, paralleling the New Testament understanding of ἀπολύτρωσις as a divine act of salvation.

Usage: In the New Testament, ἀπολύτρωσις is used to describe the spiritual redemption provided through Jesus Christ, emphasizing the deliverance from sin and its consequences. It appears in contexts that highlight the salvific work of Christ and the believer's liberation from the power of sin.

Context: ἀπολύτρωσις is a significant theological term in the New Testament, encapsulating the essence of the Christian doctrine of salvation. It is used to describe the redemptive work accomplished by Jesus Christ through His sacrificial death and resurrection. This redemption is not merely a release from physical captivity but a profound spiritual liberation from the bondage of sin and death.

The concept of ἀπολύτρωσις is rooted in the Old Testament practice of redeeming a person or property through the payment of a price. In the New Testament, this idea is expanded to encompass the ultimate redemption of humanity through Christ. Key passages include:

• Romans 3:24: "and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
• Ephesians 1:7: "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace."
• Colossians 1:14: "in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."

These verses underscore the belief that redemption is a gift of grace, achieved through the blood of Christ, and results in the forgiveness of sins. The term also points to the eschatological hope of complete redemption, where believers will experience the fullness of salvation in the age to come.

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