The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σωτήριος

Lemmaσωτήριος
Citation formσωτήριος, ον
Part of speechadjective
Glosssaving, bringing salvation, salvation
Strong’sG4992
Transliterationsōtḗrion
Definitiondefender or (by implication) defence
KJV glosses:--salvation.
Derivationneuter of the same as as (properly, concretely) noun
SBLGNT occurrences5

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
σωτήριόν
adjective, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-)Luke 2:30
σωτήριον
adjective, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-)Luke 3:6
adjective, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-)Acts 28:28
σωτήριος
adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-)Titus 2:11
σωτηρίου
adjective, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-)Ephesians 6:17

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σωτηριος.