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σωτήρ

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	σωτήρ
Citation form	σωτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	a savior, deliverer, preserver
Strong’s	G4990
Transliteration	sōtḗr
Definition	a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ
KJV glosses	:--saviour.
Derivation	from
SBLGNT occurrences	24

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
σωτὴρ	noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 2:11 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 4:42 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Ephesians 5:23 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Timothy 4:10
σωτῆρα	noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Acts 13:23 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Acts 5:31 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Philippians 3:20 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — 1 John 4:14
σωτῆρί	noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Luke 1:47
σωτῆρι	noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Jude 1:25
σωτῆρος	noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 1 Timothy 1:1 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 1 Timothy 2:3 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Timothy 1:10 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 1:3 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 1:4 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 2:10 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 2:13 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 3:4 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Titus 3:6 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 1:1 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 1:11 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 2:20 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 3:18 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Peter 3:2

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----ASM-
noun; MorphGNT ----DSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----GSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSM-

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σωτηρ.