sōzō
to save, to heal, to make well
Say it: SODE-zo (approximate)
What it means
To save, heal, or make well, one word covering rescue, healing, and salvation. In Luke 7:50 and 8:48 Jesus says to women, "Your faith has saved you" or "made you well," which can mean either, or both.
Range of meaning
- HealTo make well.
- RescueTo save from danger or death.
- SaveTo save in the fullest sense.
In Luke
- Chapter 7
"Your faith has saved you" (7:50).
- Chapter 8
"She will be healed" and "made well" (8:36, 8:48, 8:50).
- Chapter 9
"Whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it" (9:24).
- Chapter 17
"Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it" (17:33), and "made you well" (17:19).
- Chapter 18
"Who then can be saved?" (18:26), and "Your faith has healed you" (18:42).
- Chapter 19
"Today salvation has come to this house," and "to seek and to save" (19:9-10).
Every verse (16)
- Luke 6:9
- Luke 7:50
- Luke 8:12
- Luke 8:36
- Luke 8:48
- Luke 8:50
- Luke 9:24
- Luke 9:56
- Luke 13:23
- Luke 17:19
- Luke 18:26
- Luke 18:42
- Luke 19:10
- Luke 23:35
- Luke 23:37
- Luke 23:39
Verses where G4982 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources