Word Study · Strong's G4991 · Greek
σωτηρία
soteria
so-tay-ree'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: sōtēría
“rescue or safety (physically or morally)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
rescue or safety (physically or morally)
Rendered in the KJV as
deliver, health, salvation, save, saving.
- 49occurrencesin the New Testament
- 16 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 49 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- σωτηρίαν13
- σωτηρίας12
- σωτηρία7
- σωτηρίας,3
- σωτηρίαν.¶2
- σωτηρίας·2
- σωτήριον2
- σωτηρία·1
- σωτηρίαν,1
- σωτηρίαν;¶1
- σωτηρίαν.1
- σωτηρίας;1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 17
- salvation21
- of salvation5
- [the] salvation4
- salvation,3
- salvation.3
- of salvation;2
- [as] salvation1
- [bringing] salvation1
- [is] salvation1
- a salvation?1
- deliverance1
- of salvation,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular19
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular18
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular9
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSF · 19
- N-ASF · 18
- N-NSF · 9
- N-ASN · 1
- N-GSN · 1
- N-NSN · 1
All 49, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke5 occurrences
- Luke 1:69σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularHe has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,here: of salvation
- Luke 1:71σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularsalvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,here: salvation
- Luke 1:77σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularto give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,here: of salvation
- Luke 3:6σωτήριονsōtērionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAnd all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”here: salvation
- Luke 19:9σωτηρίαsōtērianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularJesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.here: salvation
Acts7 occurrences
- Acts 4:12σωτηρία·sōtērianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSalvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”here: salvation;
- Acts 7:25σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.here: salvation
- Acts 13:26σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBrothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.here: salvation
- Acts 13:47σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”here: salvation
- Acts 16:17σωτηρίας.sōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThis girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”here: of salvation.
- Acts 27:34σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSo for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”here: preservation
- Acts 28:28σωτήριονsōtērionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularBe advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”here: salvation
Romans5 occurrences
- Romans 1:16σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularI am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.here: salvation
- Romans 10:1σωτηρίαν.sōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBrothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.here: salvation.
- Romans 10:10σωτηρίαν.¶sōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.here: salvation.
- Romans 11:11σωτηρίαsōtērianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularI ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.here: [is] salvation
- Romans 13:11σωτηρίαsōtērianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.here: salvation
2 Corinthians4 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 1:6σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIf we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.here: salvation
- 2 Corinthians 6:2σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!here: of salvation
- 2 Corinthians 6:2σωτηρίας·sōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!here: of salvation;
- 2 Corinthians 7:10σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularGodly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.here: salvation
Ephesians2 occurrences
- Ephesians 1:13σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,here: salvation
- Ephesians 6:17σωτηρίουsōtēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.here: of salvation
Philippians3 occurrences
- Philippians 1:19σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularbecause I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.here: deliverance
- Philippians 1:28σωτηρίας,sōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularwithout being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.here: of salvation,
- Philippians 2:12σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.here: salvation
1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8σωτηρίας·sōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.here: of salvation;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.here: salvation
2 Timothy2 occurrences
- 2 Timothy 2:10σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.here: [the] salvation
- 2 Timothy 3:15σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFrom infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.here: salvation
Hebrews7 occurrences
- Hebrews 1:14σωτηρίαν;¶sōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAre not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?here: salvation?
- Hebrews 2:3σωτηρίας;sōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularhow shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,here: a salvation?
- Hebrews 2:10σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIn bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.here: salvation
- Hebrews 5:9σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Himhere: of salvation
- Hebrews 6:9σωτηρίας,sōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularEven though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.here: salvation,
- Hebrews 9:28σωτηρίαν.¶sōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularso also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.here: salvation.
- Hebrews 11:7σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBy faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.here: [the] salvation
1 Peter4 occurrences
- 1 Peter 1:5σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularwho through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.here: [the] salvation
- 1 Peter 1:9σωτηρίανsōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularnow that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.here: [the] salvation
- 1 Peter 1:10σωτηρίαςsōtēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularConcerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,here: salvation
- 1 Peter 2:2σωτηρίαν,sōtēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularLike newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,here: salvation,
Revelation3 occurrences
- Revelation 7:10σωτηρίαsōtērianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”here: Salvation
- Revelation 12:10σωτηρίαsōtērianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.here: salvation
- Revelation 19:1σωτηρίαsōtērianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAfter this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!here: salvation