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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
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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 - Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:69

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:69 - He has raised up a horn[fn] 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 - salvation 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 the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:9 - Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:22 - You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25 - Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:26 - “Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

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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 made you[fn] a light for the Gentiles, that you[fn] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:17 - She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:34 - Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single 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, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

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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 for the Israelites is that they may be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:10 - For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11 - Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:11 - And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:6 - If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:2 - For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.”[fn] I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10 - Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13 - And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:19 - for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:28 - without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:12 - Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:8 - But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:9 - For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13 - But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[fn] to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:10 - Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with 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 Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:3 - how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:10 - In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:9 - and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:9 - Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:7 - By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:5 - who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:9 - for you are receiving the end result 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 spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:2 - Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:15 - Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:3 - Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:10 - And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits 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 say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:1 - After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
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