verb
diasōzomō
Strong’sG1295
I save, bring safely to
stem diasōz-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-σώζω
[in LXX for מלט, ישׁע, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1295 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-as-odze'-o
to save thoroughly, i.e. (by implication or analogy) to cure, preserve, rescue, etc.
King Jamesbring safe, escape (safe), heal, make perfectly whole, save.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
preserve through a danger, of persons, Ἀπόλλωνα δ. κατακρύψασα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, save for oneself, τὰ πλείστου ἄξια Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+; come safe through, τοὺς διασωθέντας NT; διασῴζεσθαι ἐς.. or πρός.. to come safe to a place, Refs 5th c.BC+; recover from illness, Refs
II of things, preserve, maintain, ἀνδρὶ τἀμὰ δ. λέχη.. Refs 5th c.BC+; keep in memory, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, preserve for oneself, retain, εὐδαιμονίαν, εὐτυχίαν, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diasōzilaδιεσώθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | saved | 2× |
| diasōzateiaδιασώσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | heal | 1× |
| diasōzaleiaδιασώσωσι | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | bring … safely | 1× |
| diasōzaraδιασῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | save | 1× |
| diasōziraδιασωθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | brought safely | 1× |
| diasōzirantonδιασωθέντα | happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative singular masculine | escaped | 1× |
| diasōzirantoisδιασωθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | brought safely through | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzamō | diasōzame | diasōzami | diasōzama | diasōzamē | diasōzamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzasō | diasōzase | diasōzasi | diasōzasa | diasōzasē | diasōzaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzatō | diasōzate | diasōzati | diasōzata | diasōzatē | diasōzatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzanō | diasōzane | diasōzani | diasōzana | diasōzanē | diasōzanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzavō | diasōzave | diasōzavi | diasōzava | diasōzavē | diasōzavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzalō | diasōzale | diasōzali | diasōzala | diasōzalē | diasōzalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzomō | diasōzome | diasōzomē | diasōzomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzosō | diasōzose | diasōzosē | diasōzoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzotō | diasōzote | diasōzotē | diasōzotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzonō | diasōzone | diasōzonē | diasōzonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzovō | diasōzove | diasōzovē | diasōzovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzolō | diasōzole | diasōzolē | diasōzolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzimi | diasōzima |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzisi | diasōzisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōziti | diasōzita |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzini | diasōzina |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzivi | diasōziva |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzili | diasōzila2×διεσώθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzameiō | diasōzameia | diasōzameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzaseiō | diasōzaseia | diasōzaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzateiō | diasōzateia1×διασώσῃ | diasōzateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzaneiō | diasōzaneia | diasōzaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzaveiō | diasōzaveia | diasōzaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzaleiō | diasōzaleia1×διασώσωσι | diasōzaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzomeiō | diasōzomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzoseiō | diasōzoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzoteiō | diasōzoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzoneiō | diasōzoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzoveiō | diasōzoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzoleiō | diasōzoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōziteia |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzasōr | diasōzasar | diasōzasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzatōr | diasōzatar | diasōzatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzavōr | diasōzavar | diasōzavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzalōr | diasōzalar | diasōzalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzosōr | diasōzosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzotōr | diasōzotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzovōr | diasōzovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzolōr | diasōzolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzivar |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzamoiō | diasōzamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzasoiō | diasōzasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzatoiō | diasōzatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzanoiō | diasōzanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzavoiō | diasōzavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzaloiō | diasōzaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōzoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasōzimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diasōzisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasōzitoia |
| we 1st person plural | diasōzinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasōzivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diasōziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diasōzarō | diasōzari | diasōzara1×διασῶσαι | diasōzarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diasōzorō | diasōzorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | diasōziri | diasōzira1×διασωθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diasōzarōntos | diasōzarintos | diasōzarantos | diasōzarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diasōzorōntos | diasōzorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | diasōzirintos | diasōzirantos2× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diasōz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
diasōzila“saved”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 14:36… teu himatieu autou; kai hosois haptela diasōzila.… And all who touched Him were healed.
1 Peter 3:20… han oligois, houtem atō oktō psuchais, diasōzila dia hudeu.… few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
diasōzateia“heal”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Luke 7:3… toiu Ioudaioiu, erōtarōntos auton hopōs ercharantos diasōzateia ton doulon autou.… to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
diasōzaleia“bring … safely”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Acts 23:24… tē parastēara hina epibibazarantois ton Paulon diasōzaleia pros Fēlikon ton hēgemonon,… mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”
diasōzara“save”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Acts 27:43“save”tos de hekatontarchēos boulorōntos diasōzara ton Paulon kōluata autoin teu boulēmeu, …But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded …
diasōzira“brought safely”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Acts 27:44… teu ploieu; kai houtōs geneta pantoin diasōzira epi tan gēan.… ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
diasōziranton“escaped”happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 28:4“escaped”… fonevos atō tos anthrōpos houtos hon diasōziranton ek tau thalassau tas dikas zōarō …… another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
diasōzirantois“brought safely through”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 28:1“brought safely through”Kai diasōzirantois tote epignōskana hoti Melitas tas nēsas …… we learned that the island was called Malta.