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Lexicon :: Strong's G4991 - sōtēria

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σωτηρία
Transliteration
sōtēria (Key)
Pronunciation
so-tay-ree'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Feminine of a derivative of σωτήρ (G4990) as (properly, abstract) noun
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:965,1132

Strong’s Definitions

σωτηρία sōtēría, so-tay-ree'-ah; feminine of a derivative of G4990 as (properly, abstract) noun; rescue or safety (physically or morally):—deliver, health, salvation, save, saving.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x

The KJV translates Strong's G4991 in the following manner: salvation (40x), the (one) be saved (1x), deliver (with G1325) (1x), health (1x), saving (1x), that (one) be saved (with G1519) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x
The KJV translates Strong's G4991 in the following manner: salvation (40x), the (one) be saved (1x), deliver (with G1325) (1x), health (1x), saving (1x), that (one) be saved (with G1519) (1x).

  1. deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation

    1. deliverance from the molestation of enemies

    2. in an ethical sense, that which concludes to the soul's safety or salvation

      1. of Messianic salvation

  2. salvation as the present possession of all true Christians

  3. future salvation, the sum of benefits and blessings which the Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God.

    Scripture describes a fourfold salvation: saved from the penalty, power, presence and the pleasure of sin. (cf. Arthur W. Pink, A Fourfold Salvation)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σωτηρία sōtēría, so-tay-ree'-ah; feminine of a derivative of G4990 as (properly, abstract) noun; rescue or safety (physically or morally):—deliver, health, salvation, save, saving.
STRONGS G4991:
σωτηρία, σωτηρίας, ἡ (σωτήρ), deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation: deliverance from the molestation of enemies, Acts 7:25; with ἐξ ἐχθρῶν added, Luke 1:71; preservation (of physical life), safety, Acts 27:34; Hebrews 11:7. in an ethical sense, that which conduces to the soul's safety or salvation: σωτηρία τίνι ἐγένετο, Luke 19:9; ἡγεῖσθαι τί σωτηρίαν, 2 Peter 3:15; in the technical biblical sense, the Messianic salvation (see σῴζω, b.),
a. universally, John 4:22; Acts 4:12; Acts 13:47; Romans 11:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 2:3; Hebrews 6:9; Jude 1:3; opposed to ἀπώλεια, Philippians 1:28; αἰώνιος σωτηρία, Hebrews 5:9 (for עולָמִים תְּשׁוּעַת, Isaiah 45:17); (add, Mark 16 WH in the (rejected) 'Shorter Conclusion'); ὁ λόγος τῆς σωτηρίας ταύτης, instruction concerning that salvation which John the Baptist foretold (cf. Winer's Grammar, 237 (223)), Acts 13:26; τό εὐαγγέλιον τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν, Ephesians 1:13; ὁδός σωτερριας, Acts 16:17; κέρας σωτηρίας (see κέρας, b.), Luke 1:69; ἡμέρα σωτηρίας, the time in which the offer of salvation is made, 2 Corinthians 6:2 (from Isaiah 49:8); κατεργάζεσθαι τήν ἑαυτοῦ σωτηρίαν, Philippians 2:12; κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν, Hebrews 1:14; (ὁ ἀρχηγός τῆς σωτηρίας, Hebrews 2:10); εἴα σωτηρίαν, unto (the attainment of) salvation, Rom. (Romans 1:16); 10:(Romans 10:1),Romans 10:10; 1 Peter 2:2 (Rec. omits).
b. salvation as the present possession of all true Christians (see σῴζω, b.): 2 Corinthians 1:6; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Philippians 1:19; σωτηρία ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν, Luke 1:77; σωτηρίας τυχεῖν μετά δόξης αἰωνίου, 2 Timothy 2:10.
c. future salvation, the sum of benefits and blessings which Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God: Romans 13:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 1:5, 10; Revelation 12:10; ἐλπίς σωτηρίας, 1 Thessalonians 5:8; κομίζεσθαι σωτηρίαν ψυχῶν, 1 Peter 1:9; ἡ σωτηρία τῷ Θεῷ ἐμῶν (dative of the possessor, namely, ἐστιν (cf. Buttmann, § 129, 22); cf. הַיִשׁוּעָה לַיְהוָה, Psalm 3:9), the salvation which is bestowed on us belongs to God, Revelation 7:10; ἡ σωτηρία... τοῦ Θεοῦ (genitive of the possessor (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 11, 1:a.), for Rec. τῷ Θεῷ) ἡμῶν namely, ἐστιν, Revelation 19:1. (Tragg. (Herodotus), Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, others. The Sept. for יֶשַׁע, יְשׁוּעָה, תְּשׁוּעָה, פְּלֵיטָה, escape.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
45:17; 49:8
Mark
16
Luke
1:69; 1:71; 1:77; 19:9
John
4:22
Acts
4:12; 7:25; 13:26; 13:47; 16:17; 27:34
Romans
1:16; 10:1; 10:10; 11:11; 13:11
2 Corinthians
1:6; 6:2; 7:10
Ephesians
1:13
Philippians
1:19; 1:28; 2:12
1 Thessalonians
5:8; 5:9
2 Thessalonians
2:13
2 Timothy
2:10; 3:15
Hebrews
1:14; 2:3; 2:10; 5:9; 6:9; 9:28; 11:7
1 Peter
1:5; 1:9; 1:10; 2:2
2 Peter
3:15
Jude
1:3
Revelation
7:10; 12:10; 19:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4991 matches the Greek σωτηρία (sōtēria),
which occurs 46 times in 45 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:20 - And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:69

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:69 - Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:71

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:71 - Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:77

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:77 - To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:9 - And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:22 - You give worship, but without knowledge of what you are worshipping: we give worship to what we have knowledge of: for salvation comes from the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25 - And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:26 - My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47 - For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:17 - She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:34 - So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:16 - For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and then to the Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:1 - Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:10 - For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11 - So I say, Were their steps made hard in order that they might have a fall? In no way: but by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, so that they might be moved to envy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:11 - See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:6 - But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:2 - (For he says, I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: see, now is the good time; now is the day of salvation):

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10 - For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13 - In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:19 - For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:28 - Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:12 - So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:8 - But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:9 - For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13 - But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:10 - But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:15 - And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:14 - Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:3 - What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:10 - Because it was right for him, for whom and through whom all things have being, in guiding his sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation complete through pain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:9 - And when he had been made complete, he became the giver of eternal salvation to all those who are under his orders;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:9 - But, my loved ones, though we say this, we are certain that you have better things in you, things which go with salvation;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - So Christ, having at his first coming taken on himself the sins of men, will be seen a second time, without sin, by those who are waiting for him, for their salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:7 - By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:5 - Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:9 - For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:10 - For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:2 - Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:15 - And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:3 - My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:10 - Saying with a loud voice, Salvation to our God who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:10 - And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:1 - After these things there came to my ears a sound like the voice of a great band of people in heaven, saying, Praise to the Lord; salvation and glory and power be to our God:
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