Sōtēría — G4991

G4991 · Greek — σωτηρία

Pronunciation: so-tay-ree'-ah

Definition

feminine noun

rescue or safety (physically or morally)

  1. salvation as the present possession of all true Christians
  2. 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

Usually translated as

salvation, deliver, health, saving, save

Origin

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

Occurrences

Sōtēría occurs 45 times in 43 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (4), John (1), Acts (6), Romans (5), 2 Corinthians (3), Ephesians (1), Philippians (3), 1 Thessalonians (2), 2 Thessalonians (1), 2 Timothy (2), Hebrews (7), 1 Peter (3), 2 Peter (1), Jude (1), Revelation (3)

Strong's Lexicon — S