σωτήρsōtḗr
saviour, deliverer, preserver, a frequently epithet of kings in the Ptolemaic and Rom.
Greek (New Testament) · G4990
Meanings
periods, in NT
(a) of God (as LXX: Psalms 24:5, Isaiah 12:2, and elsewhere): Luke 1:47, 1 Timothy 1:1, 1 Timothy 2:3, 1 Timothy 4:10, Titus 1:3, Titus 2:10, Titus 3:4, Jude 1:25
(b) of Christ: Luke 2:11, Acts 5:31, Acts 13:23, Philippians 3:20; τ. κόσμου, John 4:42, 1 John 4:14; ἡμῶν, 2 Timothy 1:10, Titus 1:4, Titus 3:6; θεὸς (κύριος) καὶ σ., Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1, 2 Peter 1:11, 2 Peter 2:20, 2 Peter 3:2, 2 Peter 3:18; σ. τοῦ σώματος (i.e. of the Church; see σῶμα, 5), Ephesians 5:23.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 24 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
- Luke 2:11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!
- John 4:42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”
- Acts 5:31 Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven.
- Acts 13:23 “And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel!
- Ephesians 5:23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.