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ἐξαγοράζω

MainId: 001820000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1805

AlternateLemmas: ἐξαγοράζομαι

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 001820001000000
PartsOfSpeech: verb
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἀγοράζω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 001820001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 37.131
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Control, Rule
  LEXSubDomains: Release, Set Free
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-04 09:50:12
    DefinitionShort: (figurative extension of meaning of ἐξαγοράζω ‘to pay a price,’ not occurring in the NT) to cause the release or freedom of someone by a means which proves costly to the individual causing the release
    Glosses: ['to redeem', 'to set free']
    Comments: A literal rendering of ἀγοράζω[b] or ἐξαγοράζω as ‘to release by means of paying a price’ can be misinterpreted in the sense that Christ actually engaged in some kind of monetary transaction. A literal translation may also lead to the mistaken interpretation, which was widespread in the Middle Ages, that in redeeming the believers God actually paid a price to the Devil. Obviously, ἀγοράζω in {S:04600602000002} and ἐξαγοράζω in {S:04800301300006} must be understood in a figurative sense.
  LEXReferences: GAL 3:13, GAL 4:5
2. LEXID: 001820001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 65.42
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Value
  LEXSubDomains: Advantageous, Not Advantageous
  LEXForms: ἐξαγοράζομαι[a]
  LEXCollocations: ἐξαγοράζομαι τὸν καιρόν
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-04 09:50:12
    DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: to buy out the time) to take full advantage of any opportunity
    Glosses: ['to make good use of every opportunity', 'to take advantage of every chance']
    Comments: The implication of this statement in {S:05100400500018} is taking advantage of every opportunity to manifest the reality of one’s faith.
  LEXReferences: EPH 5:16, COL 4:5
3. LEXID: 001820001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 68.73
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Aspect
  LEXSubDomains: Do Intensely or Extensively
  LEXForms: ἐξαγοράζομαι[b]
  LEXCollocations: ἐξαγοράζομαι τὸν καιρόν
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-04 09:50:12
    DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: to redeem the time) to do something with intensity and urgency (used absolutely)
    Glosses: ['to work urgently', 'to redeem the time']
    Comments: It is also possible to interpret ἐξαγοράζομαι τὸν καιρόν in {S:04900501600002} as ‘to take full advantage of every opportunity’ (see {D:65.42}).
  LEXReferences: EPH 5:16