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sōtēr G4990

σωτήρ (sōtēr) means “savior” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

σωτήρ Greek · G4990 24 tagged occurrences in 24 verses

Pronunciation guide: so-tare' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4990

σωτήρ · sōtēr · savior

σωτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ (σώζω), [in LXX for יָשַׁע and cognate forms ;] saviour, deliverer, preserver, a frequently epithet of kings in the Ptolemaic and Rom. periods (Deiss., BS, 83; LAE, 368 f.; MM, xxiv), in NT, (a) of God (as LXX: Psa.24:5, Isa.12:2, al.): Luk.1:47, 1Ti.1:1 2:3 4:10, Tit.1:3 2:10 3:4, Ju 25; (b) of Christ: Luk.2:11, Act.5:31 13:23, Php.3:20; τ. κόσμου, Jhn.4:42, 1Jn.4:14 (for the general use of the word, see Westc., in l); ἡμῶν, 2Ti.1:10, Tit.1:4 3:6; θεὸς (κύριος) καὶ σ. (see Deiss., LAE, 348.4; M, Pr., 84), Tit.2:13, 2Pe.1:1 1:11 2:20 3:2 3:18; σ. τοῦ σώματος (i.e. of the Church; see: σῶμα, 5), Eph.5:23.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a savior, deliverer, preserver.

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How translators render G4990

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
savior 18
the savior 3
a savior 2
is the savior 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
saviour 16
the saviour 4
a saviour 3
for the saviour 1

Verses containing G4990

Page 1 of 1. 24 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 1:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!

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  2. Luke 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

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  3. John 4:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

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  4. Acts 5:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

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  5. Acts 13:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

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  6. Ephesians 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

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  7. Philippians 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

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  8. 1 Timothy 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

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  9. 1 Timothy 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

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  10. 1 Timothy 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

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  11. 2 Timothy 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

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  12. Titus 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

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  13. Titus 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

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  14. Titus 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

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  15. Titus 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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  16. Titus 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

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  17. Titus 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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  18. 2 Peter 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

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  19. 2 Peter 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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  20. 2 Peter 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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  21. 2 Peter 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

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  22. 2 Peter 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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  23. 1 John 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

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  24. Jude 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

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Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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