ῥύομαι

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Definition

ῥύομαι

[in LXX chiefly for נָצַל hi., also for גָּאַל, פָּלַט pi., etc. ;]

to draw to oneself, hence, to rescue, deliver: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 27:43, 2 Peter 2:7; id. before ἀπό, Matthew 6:13, Luke 11:4 (Rec., R, mg.), 2 Timothy 4:18; before ἐκ, Romans 7:24, 2 Corinthians 1:10, Colossians 1:13, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 2 Timothy 3:11, 2 Peter 2:9; absol., ὁ ῥυύμενος, the deliverer, Romans 11:26. Passive: before ἀπό, Romans 15:31, 2 Thessalonians 3:2; before ἐκ, Luke 1:74, 2 Timothy 4:17.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ῥύομαι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. Matthew 6:13ῥῦσαι · deliver
    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
  2. Matthew 27:43ῥυσάσθω · Let [God] deliver
    He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
  3. Luke 1:74ῥυσθέντας · deliverance
    …deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
  4. Romans 7:24ῥύσεται · will rescue
    What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
  5. Romans 11:26Ῥυόμενος · Deliverer
    And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
  6. Romans 15:31ῥυσθῶ · I may be delivered
    Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,
  7. 2 Corinthians 1:10ἐρρύσατο · has delivered; ῥύσεται · He will deliver [us]; ῥύσεται · He will yet again deliver [us]
    He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
  8. Colossians 1:13ἐρρύσατο · has rescued
    He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
  9. 1 Thessalonians 1:10ῥυόμενον · deliverer
    …and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
  10. 2 Thessalonians 3:2ῥυσθῶμεν · we may be delivered
    And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
  11. 2 Timothy 3:11ἐρρύσατο · rescued
    …my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
  12. 2 Timothy 4:17ἐρρύσθην · I was delivered
    But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
  13. 2 Timothy 4:18ῥύσεταί · will rescue
    And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  14. 2 Peter 2:7ἐρρύσατο · [if] He rescued
    …and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
  15. 2 Peter 2:9ῥύεσθαι · to rescue
    …if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.