λύτρ-ον,τό, (λύω)
A. price of release:
1. ransom, mostly in pl. (later sg., D.S. 20.84 , Plu. 2.295c , etc.),τῶν λ. τὴν δεκάτηνthe titheof the ransom-money, Hdt. 5.77 ;Ἕκτορος λύτρα, title of Il. 24 and of play by Aeschylus;λύτρα λαβεῖν τινοςreceiveas ransomfor . . , Th. 6.5 ; τῆς θυγατρὸς λύτρα φέρων
Pl. R. 393d
;λύτρα ἀποδιδόναι, καταθεῖναι, payransom, D. 53.11 , 13 ;εἰσενεγκεῖν εἰς λύτραcontribute towardsit, ib. 7 ;ἀφιέναι ἄνευ λύτρωνrelease withoutransom, X. HG 7.2.16 , cf. Aeschin. 2.100 , D. 19.169 , etc.;δώσουσιν ἕκαστος λύτρα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ Κυρίῳaransomof his soul, LXX Ex. 30.12 ; sg. inNT, λ. ἀντὶ πολλῶν
Ev.Matt. 20.28
, Ev.Marc. 10.45 ; λ. ὑπὲρ γαμέτου
IG 14.607f
(Carales); pl.,sum paid for manumissionof a slave, POxy. 48.6
(i A. D.), etc.
b. sum paid for redemption of a pledge, in pl., PBad. 3.4
(ii B. C.), etc.