Biblica Analytica
G4991 Greek

σωτηρία

sōtēria

salvation

Lexicon Entry

Definition
salvation
Transliteration
sōtēria
Strong's Number
G4991
Occurrences
51

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word σωτηρία (sōtēria) is defined as "salvation." It occurs 51 times in the Bible, indicating its importance and frequency in the New Testament. The word encompasses a broad range of concepts, including rescue, deliverance, and preservation from harm or danger. In its various occurrences, σωτηρία is often associated with God's action on behalf of humanity, suggesting a sense of divine intervention or protection. This can be seen in contexts where individuals or communities are rescued from physical danger, such as natural disasters or persecution. However, the word also carries a deeper theological significance, implying a spiritual rescue or redemption from sin and its consequences. Given its 51 occurrences in the Bible, σωτηρία is a central theme in the New Testament, underscoring the importance of salvation as a fundamental aspect of the Christian message. Its range of usage and significance suggest that salvation is not limited to a single event or experience, but rather encompasses a broader narrative of rescue, deliverance, and protection that is at the heart of the Christian faith.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G4991
Lemma
σωτηρία
Transliteration
sōtēria
Definition
salvation
Occurrences
51
Model
workers-ai
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

51 total occurrences across the text — showing 50

Mark 16:8

They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.

Luke 1:69

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

Luke 1:71

salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

Luke 1:77

to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,

Luke 3:6

All flesh will see God’s salvation.’ ”

Luke 19:9

Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

John 4:22

You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.

Acts 4:12

There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

Acts 7:25

He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.

Acts 13:26

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

Acts 13:47

For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’ ”

Acts 16:17

Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”

Acts 27:34

Therefore I beg you to take some food; for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

Acts 28:28

“Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

Romans 10:1

Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

Romans 10:10

For with the heart, one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.

Romans 11:11

I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

Romans 13:11

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.

2 Corinthians 1:6

But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

2 Corinthians 1:6

But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

2 Corinthians 6:2

for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you. In a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.

2 Corinthians 6:2

for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you. In a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.

Ephesians 1:13

In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Ephesians 6:17

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

Philippians 1:19

For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

Philippians 1:28

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

Philippians 2:12

So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Hebrews 5:9

Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

1 Thessalonians 5:9

For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones’ sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 3:15

From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 9:28

so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.

Titus 2:11

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

Hebrews 1:14

Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

Hebrews 2:3

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard,

Hebrews 2:10

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many children to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Hebrews 6:9

But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.

1 Peter 2:2

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

Hebrews 11:7

By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

1 Peter 1:5

who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:9

receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:10

Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,

2 Peter 3:15

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

Jude 1:3

Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

Revelation 7:10

They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

Revelation 12:10

I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.