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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σωτήρ

Lemmaσωτήρ
Citation formσωτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa savior, deliverer, preserver
Strong’sG4990
Transliterationsōtḗr
Definitiona deliverer, i.e. God or Christ
KJV glosses:--saviour.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences24

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
σωτὴρ
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 2:11
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 4:42
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Ephesians 5:23
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Timothy 4:10
σωτῆρα
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Acts 13:23
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Acts 5:31
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Philippians 3:20
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — 1 John 4:14
σωτῆρί
noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Luke 1:47
σωτῆρι
noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Jude 1:25
σωτῆρος
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 1 Timothy 1:1
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 1 Timothy 2:3
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Timothy 1:10
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 1:3
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 1:4
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 2:10
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 2:13
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 3:4
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 3:6
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 1:1
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 1:11
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 2:20
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 3:18
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 3:2

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for σωτήρ with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.