σωτηρία
sōtēría
salvation
Preservation, deliverance, or rescue—the act or means of being saved or protected from danger, harm, or destruction, whether physically, socially, or spiritually. Extended to denote the state of safety or well-being resulting from such deliverance, and in some contexts, refers to national or communal preservation, health, or restoration. In philosophical and later religious writings, can denote deliverance from adverse conditions or existential peril, sometimes with the sense of ultimate or eschatological rescue.
John 4:22 · Word #12
Lexicon G4991
| Lemma | σωτηρία |
| Transliteration | sōtēría |
| Strong's | G4991 |
| Definition | Preservation, deliverance, or rescue—the act or means of being saved or protected from danger, harm, or destruction, whether physically, socially, or spiritually. Extended to denote the state of safety or well-being resulting from such deliverance, and in some contexts, refers to national or communal preservation, health, or restoration. In philosophical and later religious writings, can denote deliverance from adverse conditions or existential peril, sometimes with the sense of ultimate or eschatological rescue. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | salvation |
| Literal | salvation |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | σωτηρία |
| Strong's | G4991 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4991-01
deliverance
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS); abstract noun denoting the state or result of saving. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Deliverance" reflects the abstract noun formed from σωτήρ/σῴζω, denoting the act or state of being saved or preserved. As a nominative feminine singular noun, it presents the concept itself as a defined state or reality of rescue. |
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