"a price paid in exchange for a thing; compensation, equivalent ransom, Mt. 16:26; Mk. 8:37*"
Definition and meaning
a price paid in exchange for a thing; compensation, equivalent ransom, Mt. 16:26; Mk. 8:37*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀντάλλαγμα
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of antallagma (G465) across the King James Bible.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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Common questions
Strong's G465 (antallagma) is a Greek word that means: a price paid in exchange for a thing; compensation, equivalent ransom, Mt. 16:26; Mk. 8:37* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word antallagma (G465) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G465 is antallagma, a Greek word defined as: a price paid in exchange for a thing; compensation, equivalent ransom, Mt. 16:26; Mk. 8:37*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
antallagma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.