σώζωsṓzō
to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4982
Meanings
to save from peril, injury or suffering: Matthew 8:25, Mark 13:20, Luke 23:35, and elsewhere; τ. ψυχήν, Matthew 16:25, and elsewhere; followed by ἐκ, John 12:27, Hebrews 5:7, Jude 1:5; of healing, restoring to health: Matthew 9:22, Mark 5:34, and elsewhere In NT, especially of salvation from spiritual disease and death, in which sense it is "spoken of in Scripture as either (1) past, (2) present, or (3) future, according as redemption, grace, or glory is the point in view. Thus (1) Romans 8:24, Ephesians 2:5, Ephesians 2:8, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:5; (2) Acts 2:47, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 15:2, 2 Corinthians 2:15; (3) Matthew 10:22, Romans 13:11, Philippians 2:12, Hebrews 9:28" (Vau. on Romans 5:9). Seq. ἀπό, Matthew 1:21, Acts 2:40, Romans 5:9; ἐκ, James 5:20, Jude 1:23.
Same root
- ΣώπατροςSṓpatros · G4986of a safe father; Sopatrus, a Christian
- σῶμαsōma · G4983the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
- σώφρωνsṓphrōn · G4998safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)
- σωτήρsōtḗr · G4990a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ
- ἀσωτίαasōtía · G810properly, unsavedness, i.e. (by implication) profligacy
- διασώζωdiasṓzō · G1295to save thoroughly, i.e. (by implication or analogy) to cure, preserve, rescue, etc.
- ΣωσθένηςSōsthénēs · G4988of safe strength; Sosthenes, a Christian
Where it appears
Appears 105 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
- Matthew 8:25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
- Matthew 9:21 for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”
- Matthew 9:22 Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at that moment.
- Matthew 10:22 And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 14:30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.
See every passage
- Matthew 1:21, 8:25, 9:21, 9:22, 10:22, 14:30, 16:25, 19:25, 24:13, 24:22, 27:40, 27:42, 27:49
- Mark 3:4, 5:23, 5:28, 5:34, 6:56, 8:35, 10:26, 10:52, 13:13, 13:20, 15:30, 15:31
- Luke 6:9, 7:50, 8:12, 8:36, 8:48, 8:50, 9:24, 13:23, 17:19, 18:26, 18:42, 19:10, 23:35, 23:37, 23:39
- John 3:17, 5:34, 10:9, 11:12, 12:27, 12:47
- Acts 2:21, 2:40, 2:47, 4:9, 4:12, 11:14, 14:9, 15:1, 15:11, 16:30, 16:31, 27:20, 27:31
- Romans 5:9, 5:10, 8:24, 9:27, 10:9, 10:13, 11:14, 11:26
- 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1:21, 3:15, 5:5, 7:16, 9:22, 10:33, 15:2
- 2 Corinthians 2:15
- Ephesians 2:5, 2:8
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10
- 1 Timothy 1:15, 2:4, 2:15, 4:16
- 2 Timothy 1:9, 4:18
- Titus 3:5
- Hebrews 5:7, 7:25
- James 1:21, 2:14, 4:12, 5:15, 5:20
- 1 Peter 3:21, 4:18
- Jude 1:5, 1:23
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.