λύτρον
Alt. λύτρον, ου, τό,
Etym. λύω
"a price paid",
1. for ransom, "a ransom", mostly in pl. "ransom-money", Hdt.; λύτρα λαβεῖν τινος to receive "as ransom" for.., Thuc.; λύτρα ἀποδιδόναι, καταθεῖναι to pay "ransom", Dem.
2. "an atonement", συμφορᾶς "for" calamity, Pind.; in pl., Plat.; so also, λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν NTest.
3. generally, "a recompense", Pind.