σώζω
“to save”
Primary meaning: to save. Strong's: to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: to save from peril, injury or suffering: Mt 8:25 , Mk 13:20 , Lk 23:35 , al.; τ. ψυχήν , Mt 16:25 , al.; seq. ἐκ , Jo 12:27 , He 5:7 , Ju 5 ; of healing, restoring to health: Mt 9:22 , Mk 5:34 , al. In NT, esp. of salvation from spiritual disease and death, in which sense it is "spoken of in Scripture as either (1) past, (2) present, or (3) future, according as redemption, grace, or glory is th...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from a primary (contraction for obsolete , "safe");
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: יָשַׁע (to save, deliver, liberate, give victory) -> σώζω (to save)
LXX conceptual translation: מָלַט (to escape, deliver, slip away) -> σώζω (to save)
LXX conceptual translation: נָצַל (to deliver, snatch away, rescue, strip) -> σώζω (to save)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where σώζω (sozo) carries significant theological or narrative weight.