Word study · Greek
σῴζω
sōzōG4982to save
Used 105 times in the tagged text.
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 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: Mat.8:25, Mrk.13:20, Luk.23:35, al.; τ. ψυχήν, Mat.16:25, al.; before ἐκ, Jhn.12:27, Heb.5:7, Ju 5; of healing, restoring to health: Mat.9:22, Mrk.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) Rom.8:24, Eph.2:5, 8 2Ti.1:9, Tit.3:5; (2) Act.2:47, 1Co.1:18, 15:2, 2Co.2:15; (3) Mat.10:22, Rom.13:11, Php.2:12, Heb.9:28" (Vau. on Rom.5:9). Seq. ἀπό, Mat.1:21, Act.2:40, Rom.5:9; ἐκ, Jas.5:20, Ju 23 (cf. Cremer, 532ff.).
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Same idea, other words · Salvation and redemption
Salvation is rescue, and redemption is rescue by paying a price. The exodus supplies the pattern: God saves his people and redeems them from slavery.
- יָשַׁעyasah to saveto save, to deliverH3467
- יְשׁוּעָהyeshuah salvationsalvation, deliverance (the root of the name Yeshua)H3444
- גָּאַלgaal to redeem: redeemto redeem as a kinsman doesH1350
- פָּדָהpadah to ransomto ransom, to buy backH6299
- σῴζωsōzō to saveto save, to heal, to rescueG4982
- σωτηρίαsōtēria salvationsalvationG4991
- λυτρόωlutroō to ransomto ransom, to set free by a priceG3084
- ἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsis redemptionredemption, release by paymentG0629
Where it appears
- Matthew15
- Mark14
- Luke17
- John6
- Acts13
- Romans8
- 1 Corinthians9
- 2 Corinthians1
- Ephesians2
- 1 Thessalonians1
- 2 Thessalonians1
- 1 Timothy4
- 2 Timothy2
- Titus1
- Hebrews2
- James5
- 1 Peter2
- Jude2
Every use · 51–100 of 105 · BSB
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.
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.
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,
Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
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.”
On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
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!
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?
Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant 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.
for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
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.
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.
If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
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.
How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
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.
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.
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
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.
and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
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.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
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