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sōzō G4982

σῴζω (sōzō) means “to save” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

σῴζω Greek · G4982 105 tagged occurrences in 98 verses

Pronunciation guide: sode'-zo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4982

σῴζω · sōzō · to save

σώζω (on the more accurate σῴζω, see WH, Intr., §410; Bl., §3, 1-3), [in LXX chiefly for ישׁע hi., also for מלט ni., נצל ni., etc. ;] to save from peril, injury or suffering: Mat.8:25, Mrk.13:20, Luk.23:35, al.; τ. ψυχήν, Mat.16:25, al.; before ἐκ, Jhn.12:27, Heb.5:7, Ju 5; of healing, restoring to health: Mat.9:22, Mrk.5:34, al. In NT, esp. of salvation from spiritual disease and death, in which sense it is "spoken of in Scripture as either (1) past, (2) present, or (3) future, according as redemption, grace, or glory is the point in view. Thus (1) Rom.8:24, Eph.2:5, 8 2Ti.1:9, Tit.3:5; (2) Act.2:47, 1Co.1:18, 15:2, 2Co.2:15; (3) Mat.10:22, Rom.13:11, Php.2:12, Heb.9:28" (Vau. on Rom.5:9). Seq. ἀπό, Mat.1:21, Act.2:40, Rom.5:9; ἐκ, Jas.5:20, Ju 23 (cf. Cremer, 532ff.). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I save, heal, preserve, rescue.

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How translators render G4982

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
save 14
to save 11
will be saved 10
be saved 9
has healed 5
he saved 4
will save 4
saved 3
you will save 3
being saved 2
has saved 2
i will be healed 2
may be saved 2
shall we be saved 2
she will be healed 2
they may be saved 2
to be saved 2
was healed 2
would be saved 2
you will be saved 2
and be saved 1
and save 1
are being saved 1
bring me safely 1
had been healed 1
had delivered 1
has made you well 1
he will be saved 1
he will get better 1
i might save 1
let him save 1
save us 1
saves 1
that we are saved 1
to be healed 1
we were saved 1
were being saved 1
were healed 1
will restore 1
women however will be saved 1
you are saved 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
save 18
to save 13
shall be saved 10
be saved 7
hath made 5
whole 5
he saved 4
shall save 4
might be saved 3
saved 3
should be saved 3
we shall be saved 3
hath saved 2
i shall be whole 2
thou shalt save 2
which are saved 2
and be saved 1
are saved 1
doth 1
having saved 1
he shall be saved 1
he shall do well 1
i might 1
is made whole 1
let him save 1
may be saved 1
might save 1
save yourselves 1
shalt be saved 1
she may be healed 1
she shall be made whole 1
she shall be saved 1
there should 1
they may be saved 1
they might be saved 1
thou shalt 1
thou shalt be saved 1
to be healed 1
to be saved 1
was healed 1
was made whole 1
we are saved 1
were made whole 1
who hath saved 1
will preserve 1
ye are saved 1
ye saved 1

Verses containing G4982

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  1. Acts 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

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  2. Acts 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’

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  3. Acts 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

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  4. Acts 15:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

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  5. Acts 15:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

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  6. Acts 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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  7. Acts 16:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

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  8. Acts 27:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

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  9. Acts 27:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

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  10. Romans 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

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  11. Romans 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

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  12. Romans 8:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

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  13. Romans 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.

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  14. Romans 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

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  15. Romans 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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  16. Romans 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.

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  17. Romans 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

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  18. 1 Corinthians 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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  19. 1 Corinthians 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

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  20. 1 Corinthians 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

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  21. 1 Corinthians 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

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  22. 1 Corinthians 7:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

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  23. 1 Corinthians 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

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  24. 1 Corinthians 10:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

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  25. 1 Corinthians 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

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  26. 2 Corinthians 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

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  27. Ephesians 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

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  28. Ephesians 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

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  29. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

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  30. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

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  31. 1 Timothy 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

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  32. 1 Timothy 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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  33. 1 Timothy 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

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  34. 1 Timothy 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

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  35. 2 Timothy 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

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  36. 2 Timothy 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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  37. Titus 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

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  38. Hebrews 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

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  39. Hebrews 7:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

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  40. James 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

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  41. James 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

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  42. James 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

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  43. James 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

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  44. James 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

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  45. 1 Peter 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

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  46. 1 Peter 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

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  47. Jude 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.

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  48. Jude 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

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