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σωτηρία

sōtēriasalvationHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine45 occurrences15 books44 verses

Definition

σωτηρία, -ας, ἡ

(σωτήρ), [in LXX for יֶשַׁע, יְשׁוּעָה, תְּשׁוּעָה, פְּלֵיטָה, etc. ;]

deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety (Lat. salus): Acts 7:25; 27:34, Hebrews 11:7; ἐξ ἐχθρῶν, Luke 1:71. In NT esp. of Messianic and spiritual salvation (see: σώζω): Luke 19:9, John 4:22, Acts 4:12; 13:47, Romans 11:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 2:3; 6:9, 2 Peter 3:15, Jude 3; opposite 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; 10:1, 10, 1 Peter 2:2; σ. as a present possession (see: σώζω), Luke 1:77, 2 Corinthians 1:6; 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; 1:9-10, Revelation 7:10; 12:10; 19:1.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

45 total
  1. Luke 1:69σωτηρίας · of salvation
    He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
  2. Luke 1:71σωτηρίαν · salvation
    …salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
  3. Luke 1:77σωτηρίας · of salvation
    …to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
  4. Luke 19:9σωτηρία · salvation
    Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
  5. John 4:22σωτηρία · salvation
    You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
  6. Acts 4:12σωτηρία · Salvation
    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
  7. Acts 7:25σωτηρίαν · to deliver them
    He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
  8. Acts 13:26σωτηρίας · salvation
    Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
  9. Acts 13:47σωτηρίαν · salvation
    For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
  10. Acts 16:17σωτηρίας · of salvation
    This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
  11. Acts 27:34σωτηρίας · preservation
    So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
  12. Romans 1:16σωτηρίαν · salvation
    I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
  13. Romans 10:1σωτηρίαν · [their] salvation
    Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
  14. Romans 10:10σωτηρίαν · saved
    For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
  15. Romans 11:11σωτηρία · salvation [has come]
    I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
  16. Romans 13:11σωτηρία · salvation
    And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  17. 2 Corinthians 1:6σωτηρίας · salvation
    If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
  18. 2 Corinthians 6:2σωτηρίας · of salvation; σωτηρίας · of salvation
    For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
  19. 2 Corinthians 7:10σωτηρίαν · salvation
    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
  20. Ephesians 1:13σωτηρίας · salvation
    And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  21. Philippians 1:19σωτηρίαν · deliverance
    …because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
  22. Philippians 1:28σωτηρίας · salvation
    …without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
  23. Philippians 2:12σωτηρίαν · salvation
    Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
  24. 1 Thessalonians 5:8σωτηρίας · of salvation
    But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
  25. 1 Thessalonians 5:9σωτηρίας · salvation
    For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  26. 2 Thessalonians 2:13σωτηρίαν · be saved
    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
  27. 2 Timothy 2:10σωτηρίας · [the] salvation
    For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
  28. 2 Timothy 3:15σωτηρίαν · salvation
    From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  29. Hebrews 1:14σωτηρίαν · salvation
    Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  30. Hebrews 2:3σωτηρίας · salvation
    …how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
  31. Hebrews 2:10σωτηρίας · salvation {perfect}
    In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
  32. Hebrews 5:9σωτηρίας · salvation
    And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
  33. Hebrews 6:9σωτηρίας · salvation
    Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.
  34. Hebrews 9:28σωτηρίαν · salvation
    …so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
  35. Hebrews 11:7σωτηρίαν · save
    By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
  36. 1 Peter 1:5σωτηρίαν · [the] salvation
    …who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
  37. 1 Peter 1:9σωτηρίαν · [the] salvation
    …now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
  38. 1 Peter 1:10σωτηρίας · salvation
    Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
  39. 1 Peter 2:2σωτηρίαν · salvation
    Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
  40. 2 Peter 3:15σωτηρίαν · [brings] salvation
    Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
  41. Jude 1:3σωτηρίας · salvation
    Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
  42. Revelation 7:10σωτηρία · Salvation
    And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
  43. Revelation 12:10σωτηρία · salvation
    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
  44. Revelation 19:1σωτηρία · Salvation
    After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!