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.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.