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Lexicon :: Strong's G4990 - sōtēr

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σωτήρ
Transliteration
sōtēr (Key)
Pronunciation
so-tare'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 7:1003,1132

Strong’s Definitions

σωτήρ sōtḗr, so-tare'; from G4982; a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ:—saviour.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G4990 in the following manner: Saviour (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G4990 in the following manner: Saviour (24x).
  1. saviour, deliverer, preserver

    The name was given by the ancients to deities, esp. tutelary deities, to princes, kings, and in general to men who had conferred signal benefits upon their country, and in more degenerate days by the way of flattery to personages of influence.(Wigram) The word soter was a common Greek epithet for the gods (e.g., Zeus, Apollo, and Hermes), active personalities in world affairs (e.g., Epicurus) and rulers (e.g., Ptolemy Philopator, and later Roman Emporers). (cf. LSJ and BDAG)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σωτήρ sōtḗr, so-tare'; from G4982; a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ:—saviour.
STRONGS G4990:
σωτήρ, σωτῆρος, (σῴζω), from Pindar and Aeschylus down, the Sept. for יֶשַׁע, יְשׁוּעָה (מושִׁיעַ ), savior, deliverer; preserver; (Vulg. (except Luke 1:47 (where salutaris)) salvator, Luth. Heiland) (cf. B. D., under the word, I.); (Cicero, in Verr. 2:2, 63 Hoc quantum est? Ita magnum, ut Latine uno verbo exprimi non possit. Is est nimirum 'soter', qui salutem dedit. The name was given by the ancients to deities, especially tutelary deities, to princes, kings, and in general to men who had conferred signal benefits upon their country, and in the more degenerate days by way of flattery to personages of influence; see Passow (or Liddell and Scott), under the word; Paulus, Exgt. Hdbch. üb. d. drei erst. Evang. i., p. 103f; (Wetstein on Luke 2:11; B. D. as above)). In the N. T. the word is applied to God — Σωτήρ μου, he who signally exalts me, Luke 1:47; σωτήρ ἡμῶν, the author of our salvation through Jesus Christ (on the Christian conception of 'to save', see σῴζω, b. (and on the use of σωτήρ cf. Westcott on 1 John 4:14)), 1 Timothy 1:1; 1 Timothy 2:3; Titus 1:3; Titus 2:10; Titus 3:4; with διά Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ added, Jude 1:25 (Rec. omits διά Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ); σωτήρ πάντων, 1 Timothy 4:10 (cf. Psalm 23:5 (Ps. 24:5); Psalm 26:1 (Ps. 27:1); Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 17:10; Isaiah 45:15, 21; Micah 7:7, etc.); — to the Messiah, and Jesus as the Messiah, through whom God gives salvation: Luke 2:11; Acts 5:31; Acts 13:23; σωτήρ τοῦ κόσμου, John 4:42; 1 John 4:14; ἡμῶν, 2 Timothy 1:10; Titus 1:4; Titus 2:13; Titus 3:6; σωτήρἸησοῦς Χριστός, 2 Peter 1:11 (2 Peter 1:1 (where Rec.bez elz inserts ἡμῶν)),11; 2 Peter 2:20; 3:18; κύριος καί σωτήρ, 2 Peter 3:2; σωτήρ τοῦ σώματος, universally ('the savior' i. e.) preserver of the body, i. e. of the church, Ephesians 5:23 (σωτήρ ὄντως ἁπάντων ἐστι καί γενέτωρ, of God the preserver of the world, Aristotle, de mundo, c. 6, p. 397{b}, 20); σωτήρ is used of Christ as the giver of future salvation, on his return from heaven, Philippians 3:20. ("The title is confined (with the exception of the writings of St Luke) to the later writings of the N. T." (Westcott as above.))
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
23:5; 24:5; 26:1; 27:1
Isaiah
12:2; 17:10; 45:15; 45:21
Micah
7:7
Luke
1:47; 1:47; 2:11; 2:11
John
4:42
Acts
5:31; 13:23
Ephesians
5:23
Philippians
3:20
1 Timothy
1:1; 2:3; 4:10
2 Timothy
1:10
Titus
1:3; 1:4; 2:10; 2:13; 3:4; 3:6
2 Peter
1:1; 1:11; 2:20; 3:2; 3:18
1 John
4:14; 4:14
Jude
1:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4990 matches the Greek σωτήρ (sōtēr),
which occurs 22 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:15 -

“But [fn]Jeshurun grew fat and kicked

You grew fat, thick, and sleek

Then he abandoned God who made him,

And treated the Rock of his salvation with wicked foolishness.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:9 - Then the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up a savior for the sons of Israel to save them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:15 -

Then the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up a savior for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by his hand to Eglon the king of Moab.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19 - “But you have today rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have [fn]said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ So now, take your stand before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 -

“Therefore You gave them into the hand of the ones who distressed them, and they afflicted them with distress,

But at the time of their distress they cried to You,

And You listened from heaven, and according to Your abundant compassion

You gave them saviors and they saved them from the hand of the ones that distressed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 -

Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s house in front of the king’s [fn]rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the [fn]throne room, opposite the entrance to his house.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:5 -

He shall lift up a blessing from Yahweh

And [fn]righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:5 -

He / Vav

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,

For You are the God of my salvation;

In You I hope all the day.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:1 -

Of David.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation;

Whom shall I fear?

Yahweh is the [fn]strong defense of my life;

Whom shall I dread?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:9 -

Do not hide Your face from me,

Do not turn Your slave away in anger;

You have been my help;

Do not abandon me and do not forsake me,

O God of my salvation!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:2 -

Surely He is my rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:6 -

Surely He is my rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:5 -

By [fn]fearsome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,

You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest [fn]sea;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:9 -

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name;

And deliver us and atone for our sins for Your name’s sake.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:1 -

Oh come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh,

Let us make a loud shout to the rock of our salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:2 -

“Behold, God is my salvation,

I will trust and not dread;

For [fn]Yah—Yahweh Himself—is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10 -

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation

And have not remembered the rock of your strong defense.

Therefore you plant delightful plants

And set them with vine branches of a strange god.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:15 -

Truly, You are a God who hides Himself,

O God of Israel, Savior!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:21 -

“Declare and draw near with your case;

Indeed, let them consult together.

Who has made this heard from of old?

Who has long since declared it?

Is it not I, Yahweh?

And there is no other God besides Me,

A righteous God and a Savior;

There is none except Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:11 -

Behold, Yahweh has [fn]announced to the end of the earth,

Say to the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your salvation comes;

Behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:7 -

But as for me, I will watch expectantly for Yahweh;

I will wait for the God of my salvation.

My God will hear me.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:18 -

Yet I will exult in Yahweh;

I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.

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