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GreekG4990Noun (Masculine)

σωτήρ

sōtēr

24Occurrences
G4990Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ

from G4982 (σώζω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
saviour, deliverer, preserver, a frequently epithet of kings in the Ptolemaic and Rom. periods, in NT, (a) of God (as LXX: ): (b) of Christ: κόσμου, (for the general use of the word, see Westc., in l); ἡμῶν; *θεὸς *(κύριος) καὶ σ. (see Deiss., LAE; M, Pr., 84) ; σ. *τοῦ σώματος *(i.e. of the Church; see: σῶμα, 5).
LXX: for יָשַׁע and cognate forms

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

σωτήρ appears 24 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Titus
6
2 Peter
5
1 Timothy
3
Acts
2
Luke
2
1 John
1
2 Timothy
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

1 John 4:14BSB

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

2 Peter 1:1BSB

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

2 Peter 3:18BSB

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity.Amen.

Ephesians 5:23BSB

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Luke 2:11BSB

Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.