Word study · Greek

sōtēria

salvation, deliverance

Say it: so-tay-REE-ah (approximate)

σωτηρία

What it means

Salvation. "Now is the day of salvation" (6:2); "godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation" (7:10).

Range of meaning

  • SalvationRescue from sin and death.
  • SafetyDeliverance from danger.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 6

    "Now is the day of salvation" (6:2).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G4991 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources