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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 Box Mar 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:20 - They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:69

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:71

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:71 - that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:77

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:9 - Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:22 - You people worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25 - He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:26 - Brothers, descendants of Abraham's family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47 - For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:17 - She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:34 - Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:1 - Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:10 - For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11 - I ask then, they did not stumble into an irrevocable fall, did they? Absolutely not! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make Israel jealous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:11 - And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:6 - But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:2 - For he says, "I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you." Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10 - For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13 - And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) - when you believed in Christ - you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:19 - for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:28 - and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation - a sign which is from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:12 - So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:8 - But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:9 - For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13 - But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:10 - So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:15 - and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:14 - Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:3 - how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:10 - For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:9 - And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:9 - But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:7 - By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:5 - who by God's power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:9 - because you are attaining the goal of your faith - the salvation of your souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:10 - Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:2 - And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:15 - And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:3 - Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:10 - They were shouting out in a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God, to the one seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:10 - Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the ruling authority of his Christ, have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, the one who accuses them day and night before our God, has been thrown down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:1 - After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
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