KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A price or payment for release or deliverance. Sense 2: As a verb, to redeem, rescue, or deliver.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 21:30
Complete exact-word concordance
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
For euen the Sonne of man came not to bee ministred vnto, but to minister, and to giue his life a ransome for many.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To redeem or deliver from captivity, punishment, an enemy, or death.
A price paid or means given for release, redemption, or deliverance from captivity, penalty, or a forfeited life.
