Word study · Greek
sōtēria
salvation, deliverance
Say it: so-tay-REE-ah (approximate)
σωτηρία
What it means
Rescue, safety, and salvation, from the same root as sōzō and sōtēr. Peter says "There is salvation in no one else" (4:12), in answer to a question about how a man was healed. It covers physical rescue as well as the fullest sense of salvation.
Range of meaning
- SalvationRescue from sin and death.
- SafetyDeliverance from danger.
In Acts
- Chapter 4
"There is salvation in no one else" (4:12).
- Chapter 28
"This salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles" (28:28).
Every verse (7)
Verses where G4991 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources