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σωτήριονStrong’s G4992

sōtērion

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Sōtērion is the Greek word usually translated “salvation”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,”
Luke 2:30 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “salvation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • salvation 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    σωτήριον sōtērion · saving

    σωτήριος, -ον (σωτήρ), [in LXX for יְשׁוּעָה, שֶׁלֶם, etc. ;] saving, bringing salvation, in NT always in spiritual sense (see: σώζω, σωτηρία): ἡ χάρις ἡ σ., Tit.2:1. Neut., -τὸ σ., as subst. (cl.), salvation: Luk.2:30; τ. σ. τ. θεοῦ, Luk.3:6, Act.28:28; περικεφαλαίαν τοῦ σ., Eph.6:17.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    SA'VING, participle present

    tense

    1. Preserving from evil or destruction; hindering from waste or loss; sparing; taking or using in time.
    2. Excepting.
    3. adjective Frugal; not lavish; avoiding unnecessary expenses; economical; parsimonious.
    4. That saves in returns or receipts the principal or sum employed or expended; that incurs no loss, though not gainful; as a saving bargain.
    All definitions and other forms of “saving”
    1. That secures everlasting salvation; as saving grace.

    SA'VING, noun

    1. Something kept from being expended or lost.
    2. Exception; reservation.

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

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.