"to bring safely through; to convey in safety, Acts 23:24; pass. to reach a place or state of safety, Acts 27:43, 44; 28:1, 4; 1 Pet. 3:20; to heal, to restore to health, Mt. 14:36; Lk. 7:3*"
Definition and meaning
to bring safely through; to convey in safety, Acts 23:24; pass. to reach a place or state of safety, Acts 27:43, 44; 28:1, 4; 1 Pet. 3:20; to heal, to restore to health, Mt. 14:36; Lk. 7:3*
In the original Greek the word is written: διασῴζω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of diasozo (G1295) across the King James Bible.
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
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Common questions
Strong's G1295 (diasozo) is a Greek word that means: to bring safely through; to convey in safety, Acts 23:24; pass. to reach a place or state of safety, Acts 27:43, 44; 28:1, 4; 1 Pet. 3:20; to heal, to restore to health, Mt. 14:36; Lk. 7:3* It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word diasozo (G1295) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1295 is diasozo, a Greek word defined as: to bring safely through; to convey in safety, Acts 23:24; pass. to reach a place or state of safety, Acts 27:43, 44; 28:1, 4; 1 Pet. 3:20; to heal, to. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
diasozo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.