adjective

sōtērias

Greekσωτήριος (sōtērios)

Strong’sG4992

saving, bringing salvation, salvation

stem sōtēri-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

salvation4×bringing salvation1×

What it means

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.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4992 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidso-tay'-ree-on

defender or (by implication) defence

Fromneuter of the same as G4991 as (properly, concretely) noun;

King Jamessalvation.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	sōtērios	sōtērias1×σωτήριος	sōtēriem3×σωτήριόν	sōtēriois	sōtēriais	sōtērieim
object accusative	sōtērion	sōtērian		sōtērioin	sōtēriain
direct address vocative	sōtērior	sōtēriar		sōtērioir	sōtēriair
of, belonging to genitive	sōtēriou	sōtēriau	sōtērieu1×σωτηρίου	sōtērioiu	sōtēriaiu	sōtērieiu
to, for dative	sōtērio	sōtēria	sōtērie	sōtērioi	sōtēriai	sōtēriei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

sōtēristem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

sōtēri 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

sōtērias“bringing salvation”subjectnominative singular1×

Titus 2:11“bringing salvation”Epifainita gar tas charias tou theou sōtērias pantoi anthrōpoiFor the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

sōtēriem“salvation”subject or objectdirect singular3×

Luke 2:30“salvation”hoti horala tois ofthalmois mu tem sōtēriem suFor my eyes have seen Your salvation,

Luke 3:6“salvation”kai horeti pantas sarxas tem sōtēriem tou theou.And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

Acts 28:28“salvation”gnōstem oun atōr vi hoti tei ethnei apostelita houtem tem sōtēriem tou theou; autois kai akoueli.Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

sōtērieu“salvation”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Ephesians 6:17“salvation”kai tan perikefalaian teu sōtērieu dechevar, kai tan machairan teu pneumeu, hem atō rēmem theou,And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.