λύτρον
λύτρον
λύτρον, ου, τό,
λύω
a price paid,
for ransom, a ransom, mostly in pl. ransom-money, Hdt.; λύτρα λαβεῖν τινος to receive as ransom for . . , Thuc.; λύτρα ἀποδιδόναι, καταθεῖναι to pay ransom, Dem.
an atonement, συμφορᾶς for calamity, Pind.; in pl., Plat.; so also, λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν NTest.
generally, a recompense, Pind.