3086. lutrótés

Lexical Summary

lutrótés: Redeemer

Original Word: λυτρωτής
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: lutrótés
Pronunciation: loo-tro-tace'
Phonetic Spelling: (loo-tro-tace')
KJV: deliverer
NASB: deliverer
Word Origin: [from G3084 (λυτρόω - redeem)]

1. a redeemer (figuratively)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

deliverer.

From lutroo; a redeemer (figuratively) -- deliverer.

see GREEK lutroo

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 3086 lytrōtḗs (from 3084 /lytróō) – one who liberates (releases a captive), used only in Ac 7:35. 3086 /lytrōtḗs ("liberator") refers to God using Moses to set His people free from the bondage of Egypt. See 3084 (lytroō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from lutroó
Definition
a redeemer, deliverer
NASB Translation
deliverer (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3086: λυτρωτής

λυτρωτής, λυτρωτου, ὁ (λυτρόω), redeemer; deliverer, liberator: Acts 7:35; (the Sept. Leviticus 25:31, 32; Philo de sacrif. Ab. et Cain. § 37 under the end); for גֹּאֵל, of God, Psalm 18:15 (); Psalm 77:35 (). Not found in secular authors.

Topical Lexicon

Redeemer / Deliverer (λυτρωτήν)

Scriptural Occurrence

Acts 7:35 contains the only New Testament use of λυτρωτής. Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, declares: “This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush”. The term accents Moses’ God-given role in rescuing Israel from bondage, a role that prefigures the greater redemption accomplished by Jesus Christ.

Old Testament Foundations of Redemption

1. Covenant Promise: Divine redemption is woven into the earliest covenants. The LORD pledges, “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm” (Exodus 6:6).
2. Kinsman-Redeemer (goel): In laws of inheritance (Leviticus 25:25), vengeance (Numbers 35:19), and marriage (Ruth 4:14), the goel safeguards family life and lineage, foreshadowing a family-based redemption fulfilled when the Son of God took on flesh (Galatians 4:4–5).
3. Prophetic Hope: Isaiah repeatedly names the LORD “your Redeemer” (Isaiah 41:14; 43:14; 44:6), merging historic exodus themes with an eschatological expectation of final deliverance.

Moses as Prototype Redeemer

Moses’ ministry embodies divine initiative, mediatorial authority, and covenant mediation:
• Divine Initiative: God “heard their groaning” (Exodus 2:24). The redeemer is God-appointed, not self-appointed—an emphasis echoed in Acts 7:35.
• Mediatorial Authority: Moses confronts Pharaoh with signs and words, anticipating the prophetic office perfected in Christ (Deuteronomy 18:15; Acts 3:22).
• Covenant Mediation: Through Moses come the Passover lamb, the blood covering, and the Sinai covenant, each element pointing toward the once-for-all redemption in the blood of Christ (Hebrews 9:12).

Christ the Ultimate Redeemer

1. Incarnate Deliverer: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people” (Luke 1:68).
2. Substitutionary Price: “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us” (Galatians 3:13).
3. Cosmic Scope: Redemption extends beyond personal forgiveness to creation itself (Romans 8:22-23), culminating in the “redemption of our bodies.”

Redemption Experienced by the Church

• Justification: “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses” (Ephesians 1:7).
• Sanctification: The redeemed are “a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds” (Titus 2:14).
• Worship: Heavenly liturgy centers on the Lamb who “purchased for God persons from every tribe and tongue” (Revelation 5:9).

Eschatological Hope

Believers “await the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13), when redemption will be consummated and every enemy finally subdued (1 Corinthians 15:24-28).

Practical Ministry Application

1. Preaching: Proclaim the historical reliability of Moses’ deliverance and its completion in Christ’s cross and resurrection.
2. Discipleship: Ground new believers in the once-for-all nature of Christ’s purchase, fostering assurance and holiness.
3. Mercy Ministry: The redeemed act as agents of deliverance, defending the oppressed and announcing freedom to captives (Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18).
4. Missions: Global evangelism springs from the certainty that the Redeemer’s blood has secured a people from every nation, guaranteeing the success of gospel witness.

Forms and Transliterations

λυτρωτά λυτρωταί λυτρωτην λυτρωτήν λυτρωτὴν λυτρωτής lutroten lutrōtēn lytroten lytrotḕn lytrōtēn lytrōtḕn

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 7:35 N-AMS
GRK: ἄρχοντα καὶ λυτρωτὴν ἀπέσταλκεν σὺν
NAS: a ruler and a deliverer with the help
KJV: and a deliverer by
INT: ruler and redeemer sent by

Strong's Greek 3086
1 Occurrence

λυτρωτὴν — 1 Occ.