Clan custom dictates that a warrior who has been succesful at his Trial of Bloodright may be rewarded by a gift from the Clan Depending upon the warrior's succes during the Trial, the ransom might range form the right to choose what type of weapon he will use as a warrior to the right to command a special unit
the price or payment made for our redemption, as when it is said that the Son of man "gave his life a ransom for many" (Matt 20: 28; comp Acts 20: 28; Rom 3: 23, 24; 1 Cor 6: 19, 20; Gal 3: 13; 4: 4, 5: Eph 1: 7; Col 1: 14; 1 Tim 2: 6; Titus 2: 14; 1 Pet 1: 18, 19 In all these passages the same idea is expressed) This word is derived from the Fr rancon; Lat redemptio The debt is represented not as cancelled but as fully paid The slave or captive is not liberated by a mere gratuitous favour, but a ransom price has been paid, in consideration of which he is set free The original owner receives back his alienated and lost possession because he has bought it back "with a price " This price or ransom (Gr lutron) is always said to be Christ, his blood, his death He secures our redemption by the payment of a ransom (See REDEMPTION )
To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy
(apolutrosis) Redemption The act of buying back slaves or prisoners Used in LXX to translate Hebrew padah, set free or redeem by payment, and ga'al, to set free, acting as kin
A ransom is the money that has to be paid to someone so that they will set free a person they have kidnapped. Her kidnapper successfully extorted a £175,000 ransom for her release
disapproval If you say that someone is holding you to ransom in British English, or holding you for ransom in American English, you mean that they are using their power to try to force you to do something which you do not want to do. Unison and the other unions have the power to hold the Government to ransom. to pay an amount of money so that someone who is being held as a prisoner is set free
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment payment for the release of someone money demanded for the return of a captured person exchange or buy back for money; under threat
Clan custom dictates that a warrior who has been successful at his Trial of Bloodright may be rewarded with a gift by the Clan Depending upon the warrior's success during the Trial, the ransom might range from the right to choose what type of weapon he will use as a warrior to the right to command a special unit
If a kidnapper is holding someone to ransom or holding them ransom in British English, or is holding a person for ransom in American English, they keep that person prisoner until they are given what they want He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom