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Word study · Greek

sōzō

to save, to heal, to make well

Say it: SODE-zo (approximate)

σῴζω

What it means

To save, heal, or make well. "Unless you are circumcised ... you can't be saved," and "We are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus" (15:1, 15:11). The jailer asks, "What must I do to be saved?" (16:30).

Range of meaning

  • HealTo make well.
  • RescueTo save from danger or death.
  • SaveTo save in the fullest sense.

In Acts

  • Chapter 15

    "You can't be saved" and "we are saved" (15:1, 15:11).

  • Chapter 16

    "What must I do to be saved?" (16:17, 16:30-31).

  • Chapter 27

    "All hope that we would be saved was taken away" (27:20, 27:31).

Every verse (13)

Verses where G4982 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources