σωτήρ sōtēr · G4990

savior

σωτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ; (σώζω), [in LXX for יָשַׁע and cognate forms ; ] ; saviour, deliverer, preserver, a frequently epithet of kings in the Ptolemaic and Rom. periods (Deiss., BS, 83; LAE, 368 f.; MM, xxiv), in NT, ; (a) of God (as LXX: Psa.24:5, Isa.12:2, al.): Luk.1:47, 1Ti.1:1 2:3 4:10, Tit.1:3 2:10 3:4, Ju 25; (b) of Christ: Luk.2:11, Act.5:31 13:23, Php.3:20; τ. κόσμου, Jhn.4:42, 1Jn.4:14 (for the general use of the word, see Westc., in l); ἡμῶν, 2Ti.1:10, Tit.1:4 3:6; θεὸς (κύριος) καὶ σ. (see Deiss., LAE, 348.4; M, Pr., 84), Tit.2:13, 2Pe.1:1 1:11 2:20 3:2 3:18; σ. τοῦ σώματος (i.e. of the Church; see: σῶμα, 5), Eph.5:23.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σωτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ, ; vocative σῶτερ (see. below 1.2): poetry σᾰωτήρ []: (σῴζω):— saviour, deliverer, with genitive of person etc. saved, σ. ἀνθρώπων, νηῶν, []; but also with genitive of things, [νόσου], κακῶν, βλάβης, a preserver from disease, ills, hurt, []; σ. δόμοις. []; of a philosopher or guide, ὁδηγόν.. ὅν φησι σωτῆρα μόνον []; especially of Epicurus, ὁ σ. ὁ ἡμέτερος []; 2 epithet of Ζεύς, []; to whom persons after a safe voyage offered sacrifice, []; there was often a temple of Ζεὺς Σ. at …

Where it's used 24 times

Luke 1:47 · Luke 2:11 · John 4:42 · Acts 5:31 · Acts 13:23 · Ephesians 5:23 · Philippians 3:20 · 1 Timothy 1:1 · 1 Timothy 2:3 · 1 Timothy 4:10 · 2 Timothy 1:10 · Titus 1:3 · Titus 1:4 · Titus 2:10 · Titus 2:13 · Titus 3:4 · Titus 3:6 · 2 Peter 1:1 · 2 Peter 1:11 · 2 Peter 2:20 · 2 Peter 3:2 · 2 Peter 3:18 · 1 John 4:14 · Jude 1:25

Source: TBESG G4990; TFLSJ G4990

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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