Strong's Number G4991
σωτηρία
soteria · so-tay-ree'-ah
Transliteration:
soteria{so-tay-ree'-ah}
Word Origin:
feminine of a derivative of 4990 as (properly, abstract) noun
TDNT:
7:965,1132
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Strong's Definition:
rescue or safety (physically or morally)
Usage in the KJV:
salvation 40, the (one) be saved 1, deliver 1325 1, health 1, saving 1, that (one) be saved 1519 1
Total: 45
Occurs 45 times in the Greek text.
Total: 45
Occurs 45 times in the Greek text.
Definition:
- deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation
- deliverance from the molestation of enemies
- in an ethical sense, that which concludes to the souls safety or salvation
- of Messianic salvation
- salvation as the present possession of all true Christians
- future salvation, the sum of benefits and blessings which the Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God.
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