"imparting salvation, saving, Lk. 2:30; 3:6; Acts 28:28; Eph. 6:17; Tit. 2:11*"
Definition and meaning
imparting salvation, saving, Lk. 2:30; 3:6; Acts 28:28; Eph. 6:17; Tit. 2:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: σωτήριος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 soterios (G4992) across the King James Bible.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
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Common questions
Strong's G4992 (soterios) is a Greek word that means: imparting salvation, saving, Lk. 2:30; 3:6; Acts 28:28; Eph. 6:17; Tit. 2:11* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word soterios (G4992) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4992 is soterios, a Greek word defined as: imparting salvation, saving, Lk. 2:30; 3:6; Acts 28:28; Eph. 6:17; Tit. 2:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
soterios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.