σωτηρία

sōtēría · Greek · Strong's G4991 · 45 occurrences

The KJV renders 30 different Hebrew and Greek words as “deliver”

What it means

rescue or safety (physically or morally)

feminine of a derivative of G4990 (σωτήρ) as (properly, abstract) noun;

How the KJV renders it

deliver, health, salvation, save, saving

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“deliver”

also renders paradídōmi (G3860), eleutheróō (G1659), dídōmi (G1325), apodídōmi (G591), apallássō (G525), exairéō (G1807), charízomai (G5483), katargéō (G2673), rhýomai (G4506), anadídōmi (G325), ʼânâh (H579), gâʼal (H1350), châlats (H2502), yᵉhab (H3052), yâshaʻ (H3467), mâgan (H4042), mâlaṭ (H4422), mâtsâʼ (H4672), nâtsal (H5337), nᵉtsal (H5338), nâthan (H5414), çâgar (H5462), ʻâbar (H5674), pâdâh (H6299), pâdaʻ (H6308), pâtsâh (H6475), pâraq (H6561), shᵉzab (H7804), shᵉlam (H8000)

“save”

also renders plḗn (G4133), phylássō (G5442), diasṓzō (G1295), sṓzō (G4982), ʼak (H389), ʼepheç (H657), yâshaʻ (H3467), lâhên (H3861), mâlaṭ (H4422), nâtsal (H5337), raq (H7535)

“health”

also renders ʼărûwkâh (H724), riphʼûwth (H7500), shâlôwm (H7965)

“salvation”

also renders sōtḗrion (G4992), yeshaʻ (H3468), tᵉshûwʻâh (H8668)

“saving”

also renders parektós (G3924), peripoíēsis (G4047), yeshaʻ (H3468)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

45 occurrences in the Greek text, first 44 verses shown.

1 Peter 1:5 · N-ASF

who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:9 · N-ASF

receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:10 · N-GSF

Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,

1 Peter 2:2 · N-ASF

as newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow,

1 Thessalonians 5:8 · N-GSF

But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

1 Thessalonians 5:9 · N-GSF

For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Corinthians 1:6 N-GSF2 Corinthians 6:2 N-GSF2 Corinthians 7:10 N-ASF2 Peter 3:15 N-ASF2 Thessalonians 2:13 N-ASF2 Timothy 2:10 N-GSF2 Timothy 3:15 N-ASFActs 4:12 N-NSFActs 7:25 N-ASFActs 13:26 N-GSFActs 13:47 N-ASFActs 16:17 N-GSFActs 27:34 N-GSFEphesians 1:13 N-GSFHebrews 1:14 N-ASFHebrews 2:3 N-GSFHebrews 2:10 N-GSFHebrews 5:9 N-GSFHebrews 6:9 N-GSFHebrews 9:28 N-ASFHebrews 11:7 N-ASFJohn 4:22 N-NSFJude 1:3 N-GSFLuke 1:69 N-GSFLuke 1:71 N-ASFLuke 1:77 N-GSFLuke 19:9 N-NSFPhilippians 1:19 N-ASFPhilippians 1:28 N-GSFPhilippians 2:12 N-ASFRevelation 7:10 N-NSFRevelation 12:10 N-NSFRevelation 19:1 N-NSFRomans 1:16 N-ASFRomans 10:1 N-ASFRomans 10:10 N-ASFRomans 11:11 N-NSFRomans 13:11 N-NSF

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