Matthew 20:28

28even asὥσπερtheὁSonυἱὸςτοῦof Manἀνθρώπουnotοὐκcameἦλθενto be servedδιακονηθῆναιbutἀλλὰto serveδιακονῆσαιandκαὶto giveδοῦναιtheτὴνlifeψυχὴνof Himαὐτοῦ[as] a ransomλύτρονforἀντὶmanyπολλῶν.

even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”

Vocab difficulty

58.2

Rare words

  • λύτρον

    λύτρον

    the purchasing money for manumitting slaves, a ransom, the price of ransoming; especially the sacrifice by which expiation is effected, an offering of expiation.