σωτηρία sōtēria · G4991
salvation
σωτηρία, -ας, ἡ; (σωτήρ), [in LXX for יֶשַׁע, יְשׁוּעָה, תְּשׁוּעָה, פְּלֵיטָה, etc. ; ] ; deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety (Lat. salus): Act.7:25 27:34, Heb.11:7; ἐξ ἐχθρῶν, Luk.1:71. In NT esp. of Messianic and spiritual salvation (see: σώζω): Luk.19:9, Jhn.4:22, Act.4:12 13:47, Rom.11:11, 2Th.2:13, 2Ti.3:15, Heb.2:3 6:9, 2Pe.3:15, Ju 3; opposite to ἀπηώλεια, Php.1:28; αἰώνιος-., Heb.5:9; ὁ λόγος (τὸ εὐαγγέλιον) τῆς σ., Act.13:26, Eph.1:13; ὁδὸς σωτηρίας, Act.16:17; κέρας σωτηρίας, Luk.1:69; ἡμέρα σωτηρίας, 2Co.6:2 (LXX); κατεργάζεσθαι τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σ., Php.2:12; κληρονομεῖν σ., Heb.1:14; ὁ ἀρχηγὸς τῆς σ., Heb.2:10; εἰς σ., Rom.1:16 10:1, 10, 1Pe.2:2; σ. as a present possession …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
σωτηρ-ία, ; Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, deliverance, preservation, σωτηρίην ὑποθησόμενον ὑμῖν []; ἀπεργάζεσθαι, πορίζειν, ἐκπορίζεσθαι, []; ἐνεύχομαί σοι τὴν Ἀπολλωνίου σ. []; ὀμνύω σωι (or σοι) τὴν σαυτοῦ σ. []; ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας.. Αὐτοκράτορος, = Latin pro salute Imperatoris, []; 2 a way or means of safety (= μηχανὴ σωτηρίας []; ἔχεις τιν᾽.. σ.; []; 3 safe return, ἡ ἐς τὴν πατρίδα σ. []; ἡ οἴκαδε σ. []; νόστιμος σ. []; 4 in LXX and NT, salvation, ὁ θεὸς τῆς σ. μου []; εὐαγγέλιον τῆς σ. []; II of …
Where it's used 51 times
Mark 16:8 · Luke 1:69 · Luke 1:71 · Luke 1:77 · Luke 3:6 · Luke 19:9 · John 4:22 · Acts 4:12 · Acts 7:25 · Acts 13:26 · Acts 13:47 · Acts 16:17 · Acts 27:34 · Acts 28:28 · Romans 1:16 · Romans 10:1 · Romans 10:10 · Romans 11:11 · Romans 13:11 · 2 Corinthians 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 6:2 · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · Ephesians 1:13 · Ephesians 6:17 · Philippians 1:19 · Philippians 1:28 · Philippians 2:12 · 1 Thessalonians 5:8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:9 · 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · 2 Timothy 2:10 · 2 Timothy 3:15 · Titus 2:11 · Hebrews 1:14 · Hebrews 2:3 · Hebrews 2:10 · Hebrews 5:9 · Hebrews 6:9 · Hebrews 9:28 · Hebrews 11:7 · 1 Peter 1:5 · 1 Peter 1:9 · 1 Peter 1:10 · 1 Peter 2:2 · 2 Peter 3:15 · Jude 1:3 · Revelation 7:10 · Revelation 12:10 · Revelation 19:1 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G4991; TFLSJ G4991
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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