savior

Greek Noun Male

σωτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ (σώζω), [in LXX for יָשַׁע and cognate forms;] saviour, deliverer, preserver, a frequently epithet of kings in the Ptolemaic and Rom. periods (Deiss, BS, 83; LAE, 368 f; MM, xxiv), in NT, (a) of God (as LXX: Psa.24:5, Isa.12:2, al.): Luk.1:47, 1Ti.1:1 2:3 4:10, Tit.1:3 2:10 3:4, Ju 25; (b) of Christ: Luk.2:11, Act.5:31 13:23, Php.3:20; τ. κόσμου, Jhn.4:42, 1Jn.4:14 (for the general use of the word, see Westc, in l); ἡμῶν, 2Ti.1:10, Tit.1:4 3:6; θεὸς (κύριος) καὶ σ. (see Deiss, LAE, 348.4; M, Pr., 84), Tit.2:13, 2Pe.1:1 1:11 2:20 3:2 3:18; σ. τοῦ σώματος (i.e. of the Church; see: σῶμα, 5), Eph.5:23. (AS)

savior

Greek Noun Male

σωτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ, vocative σῶτερ (see. below 1.2): poetry σᾰωτήρ [Refs 4th c.BC+]: (σῴζω):— saviour, deliverer, with genitive of person etc. saved, σ. ἀνθρώπων, νηῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also with genitive of things, [νόσου], κακῶν, βλάβης, a preserver from disease, ills, hurt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. δόμοις. [Refs]; of a philosopher or guide, ὁδηγόν. ὅν φησι σωτῆρα μόνον [Refs 1st c.BC+]; especially of Epicurus, ὁ σ. ὁ ἡμέτερος [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 2) epithet of Ζεύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to whom persons after a safe voyage offered sacrifice, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; there was often a temple of Ζεὺς Σ. at harbours, e.g. the Piraeus, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; to Ζεὺς Σωτήρ the third cup of wine was dedicated, τρίτον Σωτῆρι σπένδειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to drink this cup became a symbol of good luck, and the third time came to mean the lucky time, τρίτος ἦλθέ ποθεν--σωτῆρ᾽ ἢ μόρον εἴπ; [Refs 4th c.BC+]; whence the proverb τὸ τρίτον τῷ σωτῆρι the third (i.e. the lucky) time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and Zeus was himself called τρίτος σ, Παλλάδος καὶ Λοξίου ἕκατι καὶ τοῦ πάντα κραίν οντος τρίτου σωτῆρος [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2.b) epithet of other gods, as of Apollo, [Refs]; of Hermes, [Refs]; of Asclepios, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; σ. εὐρυχόρου Λακεδαίμονος [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of the Dioscuri, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; even with feminine deities, Τύχη σωτήρ, for σώτειρα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, of guardian or tutelary gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) applied to rulers, διὰ σέ, βασιλεῦ (viz. Ptolemy IV Philopator), τὸν πάντων κοινὸν σ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Πτολεμαῖος Σ. [Refs 1st c.AD+] 4) in [LXX+NT] II) in Poets, as adjective, σ. ναὸς πρότονος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with a feminine noun, γονῆς σωτῆρος (as [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τιμαὶ σωτῆρες the office or prerogative of saving, of the Dioscuri, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) name of a month created by Caligula, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ; saviour; from g4982 (σώζω)