diasōzō (to save)

Meaning

Usually translated “having been saved”, “were cured” and “may save”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

having been saved 2
were cured 1
he may save 1
they may bring safely 1
to save 1
being saved 1
were saved 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 5
Matthew 1
Luke 1
1 Peter 1

4 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Luke 7:3And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
Acts 23:24And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
Acts 27:43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
Acts 27:44And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
Acts 28:1And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

All 8 verses, by book

Matthew 1: 14:36
Luke 1: 7:3
Acts 5: 23:24 27:43 27:44 28:1 28:4
1 Peter 1: 3:20

Greek dictionary

διασῴζω diasōzō · to save

δια-σώζω [in LXX for מָלַט, יָשַׁע, etc. ;] to bring safely through a danger: Luk.7:3, Act.27:43; before πρός, Act.23:24. Pass., to come safe through: Act.28:1; ἐπὶ τ. γῆν, Act.27:44; ἐκ τ. θαλάσσης, Act.28:4; δι᾽ ὕδατος, 1Pe.3:20; of sickness, to recover: Mat.14:36.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “save” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SAVE, verb transitive

[Latin salvo. As salve is used in Latin for salutation or wishing health, as hail is in English, I suspect this word to be from the root of heal or hail, the first letter being changed. Gr. See Salt.]

To preserve from injury, destruction or evil of any kind; to rescue from danger; as, to save a house from the flames; to save a man from drowning; to save a family from ruin; to save a state from war.“He cried, saying Lord, save me” Matthew 14:30
To preserve from final and everlasting destruction; to rescue from eternal death.“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” 1 Timothy 1:15
To deliver; to rescue from the power and pollution of sin.“He shall save his people from their sins” Matthew 1:21
To hinder from being spent or lost; as, to save the expense of a new garment.

All definitions and other forms of “save”

To prevent. method in affairs saves much perplexity.
To reserve or lay by for preservation.
To spare; to prevent; to hinder from occurrence.
To salve; as, to save appearances.
To take or use opportunely, so as not to lose.
To except; to reserve from a general admission or account.“Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only” Joshua 11:13“Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes, save one” 2 Corinthians 11:24

SAVE, verb intransitive

To hinder expense.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.