Strong's Number G4990

σωτήρ

soter · so-tare'

Transliteration:

soter{so-tare'}

Word Origin:

from 4982

TDNT:

7:1003,1132

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ

Usage in the KJV:

Saviour 24

Total: 24
Occurs 24 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

saviour, deliverer, preserver The name was given by the ancients to deities, esp. tutelary deities, to princes, kings, and in general to men who had conferred signal benefits upon their country, and in more degenerate days by the way of flattery to personages of influence