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σῴζω

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greekNew TestamentVerb106 occurrences18 books99 verses

Definition

σώζω (on the more accurate σῴζω, see WH, Intr., §410; Bl., §3, 1-3),

[in LXX chiefly for ישׁע hi., also for מלט ni., נצל ni., etc. ;]

to save from peril, injury or suffering: Matthew 8:25, Mark 13:20, Luke 23:35, al.; τ. ψυχήν, Matthew 16:25, al.; before ἐκ, John 12:27, Hebrews 5:7, Jude 5; of healing, restoring to health: Matthew 9:22, Mark 5:34, al. In NT, esp. of salvation from spiritual disease and death, in which sense it is "spoken of in Scripture as either (1) past, (2) present, or (3) future, according as redemption, grace, or glory is the point in view. Thus (1) Romans 8:24, Ephesians 2:5, 8 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:5; (2) Acts 2:47, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 15:2, 2 Corinthians 2:15; (3) Matthew 10:22, Romans 13:11, Philippians 2:12, Hebrews 9:28" (Vau. on Romans 5:9). Seq. ἀπό, Matthew 1:21, Acts 2:40, Romans 5:9; ἐκ, James 5:20, Jude 23 (cf. Cremer, 532ff.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σῴζω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

106 total
  1. John 11:12σωθήσεται · he will get better
    His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”
  2. John 12:27σῶσόν · save
    Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
  3. John 12:47σώσω · save
    As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  4. Acts 2:21σωθήσεται · will be saved
    And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
  5. Acts 2:40Σώθητε · Be saved
    With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
  6. Acts 2:47σῳζομένους · were being saved
    …praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
  7. Acts 4:9σέσωσται · was healed
    If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,
  8. Acts 4:12σωθῆναι · be saved
    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
  9. Acts 11:14σωθήσῃ · will be saved
    He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
  10. Acts 14:9σωθῆναι · to be healed
    This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
  11. Acts 15:1σωθῆναι · be saved
    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
  12. Acts 15:11σωθῆναι · [that] we are saved
    On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
  13. Acts 16:30σωθῶ · be saved
    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
  14. Acts 16:31σωθήσῃ · you will be saved
    They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
  15. Acts 27:20σῴζεσθαι · being saved
    When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
  16. Acts 27:31σωθῆναι · be saved
    But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
  17. Romans 5:9σωθησόμεθα · shall we be saved
    Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
  18. Romans 5:10σωθησόμεθα · shall we be saved
    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
  19. Romans 8:24ἐσώθημεν · we were saved
    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
  20. Romans 9:27σωθήσεται · will be saved
    Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
  21. Romans 10:9σωθήσῃ · you will be saved
    …that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  22. Romans 10:13σωθήσεται · will be saved
    …for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
  23. Romans 11:14σώσω · save
    …in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
  24. Romans 11:26σωθήσεται · will be saved
    And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
  25. 1 Corinthians 1:18σῳζομένοις · are being saved
    For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  26. 1 Corinthians 1:21σῶσαι · to save
    For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
  27. 1 Corinthians 3:15σωθήσεται · will be saved
    If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
  28. 1 Corinthians 5:5σωθῇ · may be saved
    …hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
  29. 1 Corinthians 7:16σώσεις · you will save; σώσεις · you will save
    How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
  30. 1 Corinthians 9:22σώσω · I might save
    To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
  31. 1 Corinthians 10:33σωθῶσιν · they may be saved
    …as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
  32. 1 Corinthians 15:2σῴζεσθε · you are saved
    By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
  33. 2 Corinthians 2:15σωζομένοις · being saved
    For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
  34. Ephesians 2:5σεσῳσμένοι · saved
    …made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
  35. Ephesians 2:8σεσῳσμένοι · saved
    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
  36. 1 Thessalonians 2:16σωθῶσιν · they may be saved
    …hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
  37. 2 Thessalonians 2:10σωθῆναι · saved
    …and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
  38. 1 Timothy 1:15σῶσαι · to save
    This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
  39. 1 Timothy 2:4σωθῆναι · to be saved
    …who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
  40. 1 Timothy 2:15σωθήσεται · Women, however, will be saved
    Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
  41. 1 Timothy 4:16σώσεις · you will save
    Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
  42. 2 Timothy 1:9σώσαντος · has saved
    He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
  43. 2 Timothy 4:18σώσει · bring [me] safely
    And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  44. Titus 3:5ἔσωσεν · He saved
    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
  45. Hebrews 5:7σῴζειν · save
    During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
  46. Hebrews 7:25σῴζειν · to save
    Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
  47. James 1:21σῶσαι · save
    Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
  48. James 2:14σῶσαι · save
    What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
  49. James 4:12σῶσαι · to save
    There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?