Diasṓzō — G1295

Definition

verb

1. to save, i. e. cure one who is sick
2. to save out of danger, rescue

to save thoroughly, i.e. (by implication or analogy) to cure, preserve, rescue, etc.

Usually translated as

bring safe, heal, save, escape, make perfectly whole

Origin

from G1223 and G4982

• diá (G1223)
• sṓzō (G4982)

Occurrences

Diasṓzō occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (1), Acts (5), 1 Peter (1)

• Matthew 14:36 — And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole (διεσώθησαν).
• Luke 7:3 — And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal (διασώσῃ) his servant.
• Acts 23:24 — And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe (διασώσωσιν) unto Felix the governor.
• Acts 27:43 — But the centurion, willing to save (διασῶσαι) Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
• Acts 27:44 — And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe (διασωθῆναι) to land.
• Acts 28:1 — And when they were escaped (διασωθέντες), then they knew that the island was called Melita.
• Acts 28:4 — And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped (διασωθέντα) the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
• 1 Peter 3:20 — Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved (διεσώθησαν) by water.