Words the Bible translates as redeem
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ga'alגָּאַלto act as the next of kin who reclaims what has been lost to the family: buying back land or a relative, avenging a killing, or pleading a relative's cause.
- padahפָּדָהto ransom: to free a person or thing held by another by handing over a substitute in its place
- agorazōἀγοράζωto redeem: to purchase people out of bondage and make them one's own, at the cost of Christ's blood
+1 more meaning
- to buy: to acquire something by paying for it in the marketplace
- exagorazōἐξαγοράζωto buy someone out: to pay the price that frees a person from a claim held over them
+1 more meaning
- to buy up the available time: to seize an opportunity fully while it is still open
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