Salvation means more than just deliverance ------the 2 Greek words for Salvation
Sozo
Strong's #4982: sozo (pronounced sode'-zo)
from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, "safe"); to save, i.e.
deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):--heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.
1) to save,
keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction
1a) one (from injury or peril)
1a1) to save
a suffering one (from perishing), i.e.
one suffering from disease, to make well, heal, restore to health
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b1) to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue
1b) to save in the technical biblical sense
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Soteria7:965,1132
Phonetic SpellingParts of Speech
so-tay-ree'-ahNoun Feminine
Definition
- deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation
- deliverance from the molestation of enemies
- in an ethical sense, that which concludes to the souls safety or salvation
- of Messianic salvation
- salvation as the present possession of all true Christians
- future salvation, the sum of benefits and blessings which the Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God.
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Salvation (
4991) (
soteria from
soter = Savior in turn from
sozo = save, rescue, deliver) (
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soter and
sozo) describes the rescue or deliverance from danger, destruction and peril.
Salvation is a broader term in Greek than we often think of in English. Other concepts that are inherent in soteria include restoration to a state of safety, soundness, health and well being as well as preservation from danger of destruction.