Matthew 20:28:16Matt.20.28.W16TAB

λύτρον

lytron

as a ransom

Transliteration
LY-tron
Extended
LY-trohn
IPA
/ˈly.tron/

Meaning by language

English
as a ransom

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Result
λύ + τρον
ly + tron
lytron

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Upsiloni — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    LY-tron

  2. sentence

    HÔS-per HO hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ook ÊL-then di-a-ko-nê-THÊ-nai al-LA di-a-ko-NÊ-sai KAI DOO-nai TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO LY-tron an-TI pol-LÔN

Exegesis

The accusative ten psychen autou {τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ | tēn psychḗn au-toû} indicates the total self-offering, depicted as lutron anti pollon {λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν | lý-tron an-tí pol-lôn} ‘ransom for many’, emphasizing substitutionary redemption. English mirrors this structure with repeated infinitives and renders key theological terms to convey the mission of the Son of Man.

Root and etymology

luolambda–upsilon–omega

to loosen, release

In contextMatthew 20:28

Just as the Son of Man did not come to receive service, but came to serve and to offer His life as a ransom for many.

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:28:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 20:28, so the Greek word λύτρον (lytron) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.20.28.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.28.W16.S1) and character.