What does σωτήριον (sōtḗrion) mean in the Bible?
σωτήριον (sōtḗrion) is a Greek word meaning "defender or (by implication) defence".
Greek · G4992
σωτήριον
Defender or (by implication) defence
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σωτήριον G4992
Pronunciation sōtḗrion
What does σωτήριον (sōtḗrion) mean in the Bible?
σωτήριον (sōtḗrion) is a Greek word meaning "defender or (by implication) defence".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4992?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include salvation (3), bringing salvation (1), of salvation (1).
Where does σωτήριον (sōtḗrion) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Acts (1), Ephesians (1), Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It salvation 3× Luke 2:30, Luke 3:6, Acts 28:28
bringing salvation 1× Titus 2:11
of salvation 1× Ephesians 6:17
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 2:30 σωτήριόν to salvation Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Luke 3:6 σωτήριον to salvation Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 28:28 σωτήριον to salvation Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Ephesians 6:17 σωτηρίου to of salvation Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Titus 2:11 σωτήριος to bringing salvation Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 2:30
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Luke 2 Acts 1 Ephesians 1 Titus 1
Source forms
σωτήριον 2x sōtērion Luke 3:6, Acts 28:28
σωτήριόν 1x sōtērion Luke 2:30
σωτήριος 1x sōtērios Titus 2:11
σωτηρίου 1x sōtēriou Ephesians 6:17
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Luke 2:30, Luke 3:6
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Ephesians 6:17
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Titus 2:11
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 28:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. defender or (by implication) defence
Strong's G4992
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 28:23-28 Source Gloss
defender or (by implication) defence
Extended definition
:--salvation.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:30 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
σωτήριόν swthrion
saving, bringing salvation, salvation
Read verse Luke 3:6 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
σωτήριον swthrion
saving, bringing salvation, salvation
Read verse Acts 28:28 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
σωτήριον swthrion
saving, bringing salvation, salvation
Read verse Ephesians 6:17 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
σωτηρίου swthriou
saving, bringing salvation, salvation
Read verse Titus 2:11 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
σωτήριος swthriov
saving, bringing salvation, salvation
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Deliverance or saving act.
salvation
Additional Occurrences
Luke 3:1–6 σωτήριον sōtḗrion
Salvation
Word Origins
σωτήριον is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Identifies Jesus as embodied salvation. Acts 28:23-28
Marks the expansion of God’s saving purpose to the Gentiles. Luke 2:21–40
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain