Strong's Lexicon
G4991 — σωτηρία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4991 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σωτηρία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | feminine of a derivative of G4990 as (properly, abstract) noun |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 46 |
| Transliteration: | soteria |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | so-tay-ree'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. rescue or safety (physically or morally) |
| KJV Renderings: | deliver, health, salvation, save, saving |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σωτηρία, σωτηρίας, ἡ (σωτήρ), deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation: deliverance from the molestation of enemies, Act 7:25; with ἐξ ἐχθρῶν added, Luk 1:71; preservation (of physical life), safety, Act 27:34; Heb 11:7. in an ethical sense, that which conduces to the soul’s safety or salvation: σωτηρία τίνι ἐγένετο, Luk 19:9; ἡγεῖσθαι τί σωτηρίαν, 2Pe 3:15; in the technical biblical sense, the Messianic salvation (see σῴζω, b.), a. universally, Joh 4:22; Act 4:12; Act 13:47; Rom 11:11; 2Th 2:13; 2Ti 3:15; Heb 2:3; Heb 6:9; Jud 1:3; opposed to ἀπώλεια, Php 1:28; αἰώνιος σωτηρία, Heb 5:9 (for òåìÈîÄéí úÀÌùÑåÌòÇú, Isa 45:17); (add, Mar 16:1-20 WH in the (rejected) ’Shorter Conclusion’); ὁ λόγος τῆς σωτηρίας ταύτης, instruction concerning that salvation which John the Baptist foretold (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 237 (223)), Act 13:26; τό εὐαγγέλιον τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν, Eph 1:13; ὁδός σωτερριας, Act 16:17; κέρας σωτηρίας (see κέρας, b.), Luk 1:69; ἡμέρα σωτηρίας, the time in which the offer of salvation is made, 2Co 6:2 (from Isa 49:8); κατεργάζεσθαι τήν ἑαυτοῦ σωτηρίαν, Php 2:12; κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν, Heb 1:14; (ὁ ἀρχηγός τῆς σωτηρίας, Heb 2:10); εἴα σωτηρίαν, unto (the attainment of) salvation, Rom. (); 10:(),; 1Pe 2:2 (Rec. omits).
b. salvation as the present possession of all true Christians (see σῴζω, b.): 2Co 1:6; 2Co 7:10; Php 1:19; σωτηρία ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν, Luk 1:77; σωτηρίας τυχεῖν μετά δόξης αἰωνίου, 2Ti 2:10.
c. future salvation, the sum of benefits and blessings which Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God: Rom 13:11; 1Th 5:9; Heb 9:28; 1Pe 1:5; 1Pe 1:10; Rev 12:10; ἐλπίς σωτηρίας, 1Th 5:8; κομίζεσθαι σωτηρίαν ψυχῶν, 1Pe 1:9; ἡ σωτηρία τῷ Θεῷ ἐμῶν (dative of the possessor, namely, ἐστιν (cf. Buttmann, § 129, 22); cf. äÇéÄùÑåÌòÈä ìÇéÀäåÈä, Psalm 3:9), the salvation which is bestowed on us belongs to God, Rev 7:10; ἡ σωτηρία ... τοῦ Θεοῦ (genitive of the possessor (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 11, 1:a.), for Rec. τῷ Θεῷ) ἡμῶν namely, ἐστιν, Rev 19:1. (Tragg. (Herodotus), Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, others. The Sept. for éÆùÇÑò , éÀùÑåÌòÈä, úÀÌùÑåÌòÈä, ôÀÌìÅéèÈä, escape.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σωτηρία (deliver)
Luke 1:69
- KJV: And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
- GK: και ήγειρε κέρας σωτηρίας ημίν εν τω οίκω Δαβίδ του παιδός αυτού
Luke 1:71
- KJV: That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us
- GK: σωτηρίαν εξ εχθρών ημών και εκ χειρός πάντων των μισούντων ημάς
Luke 1:77
- KJV: To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins
- GK: του δούναι γνώσιν σωτηρίας τω λαώ αυτού εν αφέσει αμαρτιών αυτών
Luke 19:9
- KJV: And Jesus said unto him This day is salvation come to this house forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham
- GK: είπε δε προς αυτόν ο Ιησούς ότι σήμερον σωτηρία τω οίκω τούτω εγένετο καθότι και αυτός υιός Αβραάμ εστιν
John 4:22
- KJV: Ye worship ye know not what we know what we worship for salvation is of the Jews
- GK: υμείς προσκυνείτε ο ουκ οίδατε ημείς προσκυνούμεν ο οίδαμεν ότι η σωτηρία εκ των Ιουδαίων εστίν
Acts 4:12
- KJV: Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved
- GK: και ουκ έστιν εν άλλω ουδενί η σωτηρία ούτε γαρ όνομά εστιν έτερον υπό τον ουρανόν το δεδομένον εν ανθρώποις εν ω δει σωθήναι ημάς
Acts 7:25
- KJV: For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them but they understood not
- GK: ενόμιζε δε συνιέναι τους αδελφούς αυτού ότι ο θεός διά χειρός αυτού δίδωσιν αυτοίς σωτηρίαν οι δε ου συνήκαν
Acts 13:26
- KJV: Men brethren children of the stock of Abraham and whosoever among you feareth God to you is the word of this salvation sent
- GK: άνδρες αδελφοί υιοί γένους Αβραάμ και οι εν υμίν φοβούμενοι τον θεόν υμίν ο λόγος της σωτηρίας ταύτης απεστάλη
Acts 13:47
- KJV: For so hath the Lord commanded us I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth
- GK: ούτω γαρ εντέταλται ημίν ο κύριος τέθεικά σε εις φως εθνών του είναί σε εις σωτηρίαν έως εσχάτου της γης
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