Greek - English Dictionary
G1805 - Redeem
| Strong's No.: | G1805 |
| Greek: | ἐξαγοράζω |
| Transliteration: | exagorazō |
| Phonetic: | ex-ag-or-ad'-zo |
| Word Origin: | From G1537 and G59 |
| Bible Usage: | redeem. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to buy up that is ransom; figuratively to rescue from loss (improve opportunity) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to redeem a. by payment of a price to recover from the power of another, to ransom, buy off b. metaph. of Christ freeing the elect from the dominion of the Mosaic Law at the price of his vicarious death 2. to buy up, to buy up for one's self, for one's use a. to make wise and sacred use of every opportunity for doing good, so that zeal and well doing are as it were the purchase money by which we make the time our own |
| Bible References:
Redeem |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
redeem ( 1 )
redeemed ( 1 )
Redeeming ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.