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ἀντίλυτρον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀντίλυτρον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
antilytron
Simplified transliteration: 
antilytron
Numbers
Strong's number: 
487
GK Number: 
519
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
ransom; the purchase price to bring liberation from oppression; it is the means to redemption. This refers to Jesus (in person and work) as the price of salvation
Definition: 
a ransom, 1 Tim. 2:6*

Greek-English Concordance for

1 Timothy 2:6 who gave himself as a ransom (antilytron | ἀντίλυτρον | acc sg neut) for all, the witness at the proper time.