Transliteration: soter · noun
| Meaning | a savior, deliverer, preserver |
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| Part of speech | noun |
| Frequency | 24x in the New Testament |
| Key inflected forms | σωτῆρί, σωτὴρ, σωτῆρα, σωτῆρος, σωτῆρι |
| Example verses | Luke 1:47 · Luke 2:11 · John 4:42 · Acts 5:31 · Acts 13:23 |
σωτήρ (soter) is a noun that occurs 24 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a savior, deliverer, preserver” and first appears in Luke 1:47.
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