G4991Greeksōtērían
σωτηρίαν
rescue or safety (physically or morally)
45
Total Occurrences
15
Books
0
Old Testament
45
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation
- 2deliverance from the molestation of enemies
- 3in an ethical sense, that which concludes to the souls safety or salvation
- 4salvation as the present possession of all true christians
- 5future 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
Etymology & Derivation
feminine of a derivative of g4990 as (properly, abstract) noun