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Greek noun (feminine) · G4991

σωτηρία

soteriaso-tay-ree'-ah

salvation

49 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: sōtēría

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4991is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 16 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 8
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G4991

rescue or safety (physically or morally)

The King James renders it: deliver, health, salvation, save, saving.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

soteria is rendered "salvation". It stands 49 times in the Greek text, across sixteen books.

  • Seven of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
  • The Greek text spells it eight different ways.

The first use

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

Luke 1:69σωτηρίας

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in sixteen of the 27 New Testament books.

The other 11 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • salvation37
  • of salvation9
  • a salvation1
  • deliverance1
  • preservation1

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

σωτήρsotersaviorUses24
σωτήριονsoterionsavingUses1

All 49, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

8 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • σωτηρίας19
  • σωτηρίαν15
  • σωτηρία8
  • σωτηρίαν.¶2
  • σωτήριον2
  • σωτηρίαν;¶1
  • σωτήριος1
  • σωτηρίου1

The grammar of each form

  • noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular19N-GSF
  • noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular18N-ASF
  • noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular9N-NSF
  • noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1N-ASN
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1N-GSN
  • noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1N-NSN

Luke

five uses
  • He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

    Luke 1:69

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of salvation
  • salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

    Luke 1:71

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

    Luke 1:77

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of salvation
  • And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

    Luke 3:6

    • σωτήριονsoterionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: salvation
  • Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.

    Luke 19:9

    • σωτηρίαsoterianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

John

one use
  • You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

    John 4:22

    • σωτηρίαsoterianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

Acts

seven uses
  • Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

    Acts 4:12

    • σωτηρίαsoterianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

    Acts 7:25

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

    Acts 13:26

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • For 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.’”

    Acts 13:47

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • This 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!”

    Acts 16:17

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of salvation
  • So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

    Acts 27:34

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: preservation
  • Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

    Acts 28:28

    • σωτήριονsoterionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: salvation

Romans

five uses
  • I 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.

    Romans 1:16

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

    Romans 10:1

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

    Romans 10:10

    • σωτηρίαν.¶soteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • I 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.

    Romans 11:11

    • σωτηρίαsoterianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • And 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.

    Romans 13:11

    • σωτηρίαsoterianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

2 Corinthians

four uses
  • If 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.

    2 Corinthians 1:6

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • For 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!

    2 Corinthians 6:2

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of salvation
    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of salvation
  • Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

    2 Corinthians 7:10

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

Ephesians

two uses
  • And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

    Ephesians 1:13

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

    Ephesians 6:17

    • σωτηρίουsoteriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of salvation

Philippians

three uses
  • because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

    Philippians 1:19

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: deliverance
  • without 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.

    Philippians 1:28

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of salvation
  • Therefore, 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.

    Philippians 2:12

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

1 Thessalonians

two uses
  • But 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.

    1 Thessalonians 5:8

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of salvation
  • For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

    1 Thessalonians 5:9

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

2 Thessalonians

one use
  • But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

    2 Thessalonians 2:13

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

2 Timothy

two uses
  • For 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.

    2 Timothy 2:10

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

    2 Timothy 3:15

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

Titus

one use
  • For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

    Titus 2:11

    • σωτήριοςsoteriosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

Hebrews

seven uses
  • Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

    Hebrews 1:14

    • σωτηρίαν;¶soteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • how 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,

    Hebrews 2:3

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: a salvation
  • In 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.

    Hebrews 2:10

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

    Hebrews 5:9

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of salvation
  • Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.

    Hebrews 6:9

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • so 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.

    Hebrews 9:28

    • σωτηρίαν.¶soteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • By 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.

    Hebrews 11:7

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

1 Peter

four uses
  • who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

    1 Peter 1:5

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

    1 Peter 1:9

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,

    1 Peter 1:10

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

    1 Peter 2:2

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

2 Peter

one use
  • Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

    2 Peter 3:15

    • σωτηρίανsoteriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

Jude

one use
  • Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

    Jude 1:3

    • σωτηρίαςsoteriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

Revelation

three uses
  • And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

    Revelation 7:10

    • σωτηρίαsoterianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: Salvation
  • And 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.

    Revelation 12:10

    • σωτηρίαsoterianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: salvation
  • After 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!

    Revelation 19:1

    • σωτηρίαsoterianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: salvation

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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