2001 Translation

SŌTĒRIOS, sōtērios

Sounds Like: so-TEE-ree-os

Translations: saving, delivering, bringing salvation, salutary, a saving, a delivering

From the root: ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word describes something that brings salvation, deliverance, or safety. It can refer to a person, an act, or a quality that is beneficial for salvation or well-being. It is often used in a theological sense to describe God's saving power or the means by which salvation is achieved.

Inflection: Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter; Nominative, Genitive, Dative, or Accusative; Singular or Plural

Strong’s number: G4992 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:24, 10:79

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Two — 11:9

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Titus — 2:11

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΙ — saving, bringing salvation, salutary, wholesome, things that bring salvation
• ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥΣ — saving, delivering, bringing salvation, salutary, wholesome, beneficial
• ΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ — of salvation, of deliverance, bringing salvation, saving, delivering

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