# ἀπολύτρωσις/apolutrōsis This word is an idea. It is a noun. * This word can mean redemption. Redemption is the act of redeeming or being redeemed. Someone redeems a person or thing by paying another person to free or return the person or thing. * This word can mean an act that is like redemption in some way. * It is used in this way to talk about the act of Jesus dying to save people from their sins.