Strong's Lexicon sótérios: Salvation, saving, bringing salvation Original Word: σωτήριος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "sōtēr" (σωτήρ), meaning "savior" or "deliverer." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה, yeshua): Meaning "salvation" or "deliverance." - H3467 (יָשַׁע, yasha): Meaning "to save" or "to deliver." Usage: The term "sótérios" is used to describe something that pertains to salvation or has the power to save. It is often used in the context of God's redemptive work through Jesus Christ, emphasizing the deliverance from sin and its consequences. The word highlights the transformative and life-giving aspect of God's intervention in human history. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of salvation was often associated with deliverance from physical danger or political oppression. However, in the New Testament, "sótérios" takes on a deeper spiritual meaning, referring to the deliverance from sin and eternal death through Jesus Christ. This salvation is not just a future hope but a present reality for believers, impacting their daily lives and relationships. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4992 sōtḗrion (a substantival adjective derived from 4990 /sōtḗr, "Savior") – properly, of salvation ("applied salvation"), emphasizing the direct application of God's salvation. See 4991 (sōtēria). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sótér Definition saving, bringing salvation NASB Translation bringing salvation (1), salvation (1), salvation (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4992: σωτήριοςσωτήριος, σωτήριον (σωτήρ), from Aeschylus, Euripides, Thucydides down, saving, bringing salvation: ἡ χάρις ἡ σωτήριος, Titus 2:11 (Wis. 1:14; 3Macc. 7:18; ἡ σωτήριος δίαιτα, Clement of Alexandria, Paedag., p. 48 edition Sylb.). Neuter τό σωτήριον (the Sept. often for יְשׁוּעָה, less frequently for יֶשַׁע ), as often in Greek writings, substantively, safety, in the N. T. (the Messianic) salvation (see σῴζω, b. and in σωτηρία): with τοῦ Θεοῦ added, decreed by God, Luke 3:6 (from Isaiah 40:5); Acts 28:28; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 35, 12 [ET]; he who embodies this salvation, or through whom God is about to achieve it: of the Messiah, Luke 2:30 (τό σωτήριον ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 36, 1 [ET] (where see Harnack)); simply, equivalent to the hope of (future) salvation, Ephesians 6:17. (In the Sept. τό σωτήριον is often used for שֶׁלֶם, a thank-offering (or 'peace-offering'), and the plural occurs in the same sense in Xenophon, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, Lucian, Herodian.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance salvation. Neuter of the same as soteria as (properly, concretely) noun; defender or (by implication) defence -- salvation. see GREEK soteria Forms and Transliterations σωτήρια σωτηριον σωτηρίον σωτήριον σωτήριόν σωτηριος σωτηρίος σωτήριος σωτηριου σωτηρίου σωτηρίω σωτηρίων σωφάρ soterion sotḗrion sotḗrión sōtērion sōtḗrion sōtḗrión soterios sotḗrios sōtērios sōtḗrios soteriou soteríou sōtēriou sōtēríouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 2:30 Adj-ANSGRK: μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου NAS: For my eyes have seen Your salvation, KJV: have seen thy salvation, INT: of me the salvation of you Luke 3:6 Adj-ANS Acts 28:28 Adj-NNS Ephesians 6:17 Adj-GNS Titus 2:11 Adj-NMS Strong's Greek 4992 |