σωτηρίαsōtēría
rescue or safety (physically or morally)
Greek (New Testament) · G4991
Meanings
deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety (Lat. salus): Acts 7:25, Acts 27:34, Hebrews 11:7; ἐξ ἐχθρῶν, Luke 1:71. In NT especially of Messianic and spiritual salvation (see σώζω): Luke 19:9, John 4:22, Acts 4:12, Acts 13:47, Romans 11:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 6:9, 2 Peter 3:15, Jude 1:3; opposed to ἀπηώλεια, Philippians 1:28; αἰώνιος-., Hebrews 5:9; ὁ λόγος (τὸ εὐαγγέλιον) τῆς σ., Acts 13:26, Ephesians 1:13; ὁδὸς σωτηρίας, Acts 16:17; κέρας σωτηρίας, Luke 1:69; ἡμέρα σωτηρίας, 2 Corinthians 6:2 (LXX); κατεργάζεσθαι τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σ., Philippians 2:12; κληρονομεῖν σ., Hebrews 1:14; ὁ ἀρχηγὸς τῆς σ., Hebrews 2:10; εἰς σ., Romans 1:16, Romans 10:1, Romans 10:10, 1 Peter 2:2; σ. as a present possession (see σώζω), Luke 1:77, 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 7:10, Philippians 1:19, 2 Timothy 2:10; as more fully realized in the future: Romans 13:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:8-9, Hebrews 9:28, 1 Peter 1:5, 1 Peter 1:9-10, Revelation 7:10, Revelation 12:10, Revelation 19:1.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 49 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:69 He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David,
- Luke 1:71 Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us.
- Luke 1:77 You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins.
- Luke 3:6 And then all people will see the salvation sent from God.’”
- Luke 19:9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham.
- John 4:22 You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.
See every passage
- Luke 1:69, 1:71, 1:77, 3:6, 19:9
- John 4:22
- Acts 4:12, 7:25, 13:26, 13:47, 16:17, 27:34, 28:28
- Romans 1:16, 10:1, 10:10, 11:11, 13:11
- 2 Corinthians 1:6, 6:2, 7:10
- Ephesians 1:13, 6:17
- Philippians 1:19, 1:28, 2:12
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8, 5:9
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13
- 2 Timothy 2:10, 3:15
- Titus 2:11
- Hebrews 1:14, 2:3, 2:10, 5:9, 6:9, 9:28, 11:7
- 1 Peter 1:5, 1:9, 1:10, 2:2
- 2 Peter 3:15
- Jude 1:3
- Revelation 7:10, 12:10, 19:1
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.