Lexical Definition
σωτήριον sōtḗrion (so-tay'-ree-on) saving G:N-N
neuter of the same as σωτηρία as (properly, concretely) noun
salvation.
- defender or (by implication) defence
Abbott-Smith
σωτήριος, -ον (< σωτήρ), [in LXX for יְשׁוּעָה, שֶׁלֶם, etc. ;]
saving, bringing salvation, in NT always in spiritual sense (v.s. σώζω, σωτηρία): ἡ χάρις ἡ σ., Tit 2:11. Neut., -τὸ σ., as subst. (cl.), salvation: Lk 2:30; τ. σ. τ. θεοῦ, Lk 3:6, Ac 28:28; περικεφαλαίαν τοῦ σ., Eph 6:17.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 2:30 · 3:6 |
| Acts | 28:28 |
| Ephesians | 6:17 |
| Titus | 2:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
form of: σωτηρία
σωτήριον-ιος, ον,
saving, delivering, αὐγαὶ ἡλίου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of symptoms, betokening recovery, [σωτήριονιον δηλοῖ τὸ νόσημα 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 9.574 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐλπὶς σπέρματος σωτηρίου hope of seed to preserve or perpetuate the race, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δέχεσθαι τὸν ἱκέτην σωτήριονιον who brings safety to our state, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b with dative, bringing safety or deliverance to.. , ὕδωρ ἰχθύσι σ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἄριστα καὶ πόλεις. [Refs 6th c.BC+]: comparative and superlative, τὸ πείθεσθαι σωτηριώτερον αὐτοῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of persons, much like{σωτήριον}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θεοί, Ζεὺς σ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [Ἑλένη] ναυτίλοις σ. [σωτήριονιοι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 779. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II as substantive, σωτήριονια, τά, deliverance, safety, τἀκείνου σωτήριονια [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐλπὶς τῶν σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 σωτήριονια (i.e. ἱερά) τά, a thank-offering for deliverance, σ. θύειν θεοῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τοῦ βασιλέως πανηγυρίζειν for his escape, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of a festival at Delphi, commemorating the retreat of the Gauls, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.3 physician's fee, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.4 public privy, at Smyrna, [Refs]
__III Σωτήριος (i.e. μήν), ὁ, also written Σωτήρειος, name of a month, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__IV adverb -ίως[Refs 1st c.AD+]; σ. ἔχειν to be capable of recovery, [Refs 1st c.AD+]