Sōtēr σωτήρ

Sōtēr (Greek σωτήρ, Strong's G4990) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “savior”. It occurs 24 times in 24 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Sōtēr, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

• Luke 1:47
  And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
• Luke 2:11
  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

John

• John 4:42
  And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

Acts

• Acts 5:31
  Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
• Acts 13:23
  Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 5:23
  For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Philippians

• Philippians 3:20
  For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 1:1
  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
• 1 Timothy 2:3
  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
• 1 Timothy 4:10
  For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 1:10
  But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

Titus

• Titus 1:3
  But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
• Titus 1:4
  To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
• Titus 2:10
  Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
• Titus 2:13
  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
• Titus 3:4
  But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
• Titus 3:6
  Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 1:1
  Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
• 2 Peter 1:11
  For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
• 2 Peter 2:20
  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
• 2 Peter 3:2
  That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
• 2 Peter 3:18
  But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

1 John

• 1 John 4:14
  And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

Jude

• Jude 1:25
  To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).