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σῴζω

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Definition

σώζω (on the more accurate σῴζω, see WH, Intr., §410; Bl., §3, 1-3),

[in LXX chiefly for ישׁע hi., also for מלט ni., נצל ni., etc. ;]

to save from peril, injury or suffering: Matthew 8:25, Mark 13:20, Luke 23:35, al.; τ. ψυχήν, Matthew 16:25, al.; before ἐκ, John 12:27, Hebrews 5:7, Jude 5; of healing, restoring to health: Matthew 9:22, Mark 5:34, al. In NT, esp. of salvation from spiritual disease and death, in which sense it is "spoken of in Scripture as either (1) past, (2) present, or (3) future, according as redemption, grace, or glory is the point in view. Thus (1) Romans 8:24, Ephesians 2:5, 8 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:5; (2) Acts 2:47, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 15:2, 2 Corinthians 2:15; (3) Matthew 10:22, Romans 13:11, Philippians 2:12, Hebrews 9:28" (Vau. on Romans 5:9). Seq. ἀπό, Matthew 1:21, Acts 2:40, Romans 5:9; ἐκ, James 5:20, Jude 23 (cf. Cremer, 532ff.).

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

106 total
  1. Matthew 1:21σώσει · will save
    She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  2. Matthew 8:25σῶσον · save us
    The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
  3. Matthew 9:21σωθήσομαι · I will be healed
    She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”
  4. Matthew 9:22σέσωκέν · has healed; ἐσώθη · was healed
    Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
  5. Matthew 10:22σωθήσεται · will be saved
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  6. Matthew 14:30σῶσόν · save
    But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
  7. Matthew 16:25σῶσαι · to save
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
  8. Matthew 19:25σωθῆναι · be saved
    When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
  9. Matthew 24:13σωθήσεται · will be saved
    But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  10. Matthew 24:22ἐσώθη · would be saved
    If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
  11. Matthew 27:40σῶσον · save
    …and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
  12. Matthew 27:42ἔσωσεν · He saved; σῶσαι · save
    “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
  13. Matthew 27:49σώσων · to save
    But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
  14. Mark 3:4σῶσαι · to save
    And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
  15. Mark 5:23σωθῇ · she will be healed
    …and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
  16. Mark 5:28σωθήσομαι · I will be healed
    For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”
  17. Mark 5:34σέσωκέν · has healed
    “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
  18. Mark 6:56ἐσῴζοντο · were healed
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  19. Mark 8:35σῶσαι · to save; σώσει · will save
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
  20. Mark 10:26σωθῆναι · be saved
    They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
  21. Mark 10:52σέσωκέν · has healed
    “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
  22. Mark 13:13σωθήσεται · will be saved
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  23. Mark 13:20ἐσώθη · would be saved
    If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
  24. Mark 15:30σῶσον · [and] save
    …come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
  25. Mark 15:31ἔσωσεν · He saved; σῶσαι · save
    In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
  26. Mark 16:16σωθήσεται · will be saved
    Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  27. Luke 6:9σῶσαι · to save
    Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
  28. Luke 7:50σέσωκέν · has saved
    And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
  29. Luke 8:12σωθῶσιν · [and] be saved
    The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
  30. Luke 8:36ἐσώθη · had been healed
    Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
  31. Luke 8:48σέσωκέν · has healed
    “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
  32. Luke 8:50σωθήσεται · she will be healed
    But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
  33. Luke 9:24σῶσαι · to save; σώσει · will save
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
  34. Luke 13:23σῳζόμενοι · be saved
    “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,
  35. Luke 17:19σέσωκέν · has made you well
    Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”
  36. Luke 18:26σωθῆναι · be saved
    Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
  37. Luke 18:42σέσωκέν · has healed
    “Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
  38. Luke 19:10σῶσαι · to save
    For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
  39. Luke 23:35ἔσωσεν · He saved; σωσάτω · let Him save
    The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
  40. Luke 23:37σῶσον · save
    “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”
  41. Luke 23:39σῶσον · Save
    One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
  42. John 3:17σωθῇ · save
    For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
  43. John 5:34σωθῆτε · may be saved
    Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
  44. John 10:9σωθήσεται · he will be saved
    I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.