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GreekG4991Noun (Feminine)

σωτηρία

sōtēria

49Occurrences
G4991Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

rescue or safety (physically or morally)

feminine of a derivative of G4990 (σωτήρ) as (properly, abstract) noun;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety (Lat. salus): ἐξ ἐχθρῶν. In NT esp. of Messianic and spiritual salvation (see: σώζω): ,; opposite to ἀπηώλεια; αἰώνιος-.; ὁ *λόγος *(τὸ εὐαγγέλιον) τῆς σ.,; ὁδὸς σωτηρίας; κέρας σωτηρίας; ἡμέρα σωτηρίας, (LXX); κατεργάζεσθαι τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σ.; κληρονομεῖν σ.; ὁ ἀρχηγὸς τῆς σ.; εἰς σ.; σ. as a present possession (see: σώζω); as more fully realized in the future.
LXX: for יֶשַׁע, יְשׁוּעָה, תְּשׁוּעָה, פְּלֵיטָה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

σωτηρία appears 49 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
7
Hebrews
7
Luke
5
Romans
5
1 Peter
4
2 Corinthians
3
Philippians
3
Revelation
3

Key Passages

1 Peter 1:5BSB

who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

2 Peter 3:15BSB

Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

Acts 4:12BSB

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Hebrews 6:9BSB

Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.

Mark 16:8BSB

So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

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