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G4991

σωτηρία

sōtēría [so-tay-ree'-ah] Noun
Core meaningsalvation

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G4991

rescue or safety (physically or morally)

KJV usage: :--deliver, health, salvation, save, saving.
Etymology: feminine of a derivative of as (properly, abstract) noun;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

a saving, preservation, Acts 27:34; Heb. 11:7; deliverance, Lk. 1:69, 71; Acts 7:25; salvation, spiritual and eternal, Lk. 1:77; 19:9; Acts 4:12; Rev. 7:10; a being placed in a condition of salvation by an embracing of the Gospel, Rom. 10:1, 10; 2 Tim. 3:15; means or opportunity of salvation, Acts 13:26; Rom. 11:11; Heb. 2:3; ἡ σωτηρία, the promised deliverance by the Messiah, Jn. 4:22

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