Dictionary entry

λυτρόω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

λυτρόω, -ῶ

(< λύτρον, q.v.), [in LXX chiefly for פּדה, גּאל;]

to release on receipt of ransom; mid., to release by paying ransom, to redeem: in spiritual sense, Tit 2:14; pass, I Pe 1:18; in general sense, to deliver (cf. Ex 6:6, Ps 68 (69):18, al.): Lk 24:21.†