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SR GNT 1 Cor 1:21 σῶσαι (sōsai) ‘foolishness of the proclamation to save the ones believing’ Strongs=49820 Lemma=sōzō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=59 AD

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Other uses (13) of identical word form σῶσαι (V-NAA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σῶσαι’ (V-NAA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to save’.

Mark 3:4 ‘or to do_evil life to save or to kill_off they’ SR GNT Mark 3:4 word 19

OET-LV: 4 And he _is _saying to _them: Is _it _permitting on _the days _of _rest to _do _good or to _do _evil, to _save life or to _kill _off? But they were _keeping _silent. (MRK_3:4)

OET-RV: 4 And he asked the leaders, “Is it allowable to do good on the rest day, or only to do evil? To save life, or to kill?” But they didn’t reply. (MRK 3:4)

Mark 8:35 ‘the life of him to save will_be losing it whoever’ SR GNT Mark 8:35 word 10

OET-LV: 35 For/Because whoever if may _be _wanting to _save the life of _him, will _be _losing it, but whoever wishfully will _be _losing the life of _him on _account me and of _the good _message, will _be _saving it. (MRK_8:35)

OET-RV: 35 Anyone who worries about saving their own life will lose it, but anyone who gives their life due to following me and my teaching will save their life. (MRK 8:35)

Mark 15:31 ‘himself not he is able to save’ SR GNT Mark 15:31 word 19

OET-LV: 31 Likewise also the chief _priests, mocking to one _another with the scribes were _saying: He _saved others, he _is_ not _able to _save himself. (MRK_15:31)

OET-RV: 31 Similarly the chief priests and the religious teachers laughed together and mocked, “He did miracles for others, but he can’t even save himself. (MRK 15:31)

Mat 16:25 ‘the life of him to save will_be losing it whoever’ SR GNT Mat 16:25 word 9

OET-LV: 25 For/Because whoever if may _be _wanting to _save the life of _him will _be _losing it, but whoever wishfully may _lose the life of _him on _account me, will _be _finding it. (MAT_16:25)

OET-RV: 25 Because anyone who wants to save their life will lose it, but anyone who loses their life on my account, will be finding it. (MAT 16:25)

Mat 18:11 ‘the son of man to save the thing having been_lost’ SR GNT Mat 18:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11  (MAT_18:11)

OET-RV: 11 ◘ (MAT 18:11)

Mat 27:42 ‘himself not he is able to save king of Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) he is’ SR GNT Mat 27:42 word 6

OET-LV: 42 He _saved others, he _is_ not _able to _save himself. He _Is king of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), let _him _come _down now from the stake, and we _will _be _believing in him. (MAT_27:42)

OET-RV: 42 “Ha, he saved others but he can’t even save himself. If he’s Yisrael’s king, let him come down now from the stake and then we’ll believe in him. (MAT 27:42)

Luke 6:9 ‘or to do_evil life to save or to destroy’ SR GNT Luke 6:9 word 24

OET-LV: 9 And the Yaʸsous said, to them: I _am _asking you _all, whether it _is _permitting on _the day _of _rest to _do _good or to _do _evil, to _save life or to _destroy? (LUK_6:9)

OET-RV: 9 “I want to ask all of you,” said Yeshua, “whether or not it’s allowable to do good on the Rest Day, or only evil—to save life or to destroy it?” (LUK 6:9)

Luke 9:24 ‘the life of him to save will_be losing it whoever’ SR GNT Luke 9:24 word 9

OET-LV: 24 For/Because whoever wishfully may _be _wanting to _save the life of _him, will _be _losing it, but whoever wishfully may _lose the life of _him on _account me, this one will _be _saving it. (LUK_9:24)

OET-RV: 24 because anyone who wants to save their own life will lose it, but anyone who is prepared to lose their life on account of me, they’ll be saving their life. (LUK 9:24)

Luke 19:10 ‘of Man to seek and to save the thing having been_lost’ SR GNT Luke 19:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 For/Because the son of_ the _man came to _seek and to _save the thing having _been _lost. (LUK_19:10)

OET-RV: 10 because humanity’s child came to look for those who are lost, and save them.” (LUK 19:10)

1 Tim 1:15 ‘the world sinners to save of whom the first am’ SR GNT 1 Tim 1:15 word 16

OET-LV: 15 Trustworthy is the saying, and worthy of _all acceptance: that chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous came into the world to _save sinners, of _whom I am the_first. (TI1_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 This saying is trustworthy and worth being accepted by everyone: Yeshua the messiah came into this world to save sinners, of which I was the worst. (TI1 1:15)

Yac (Jam) 1:21 ‘message the one being_able to save the souls of you_all’ SR GNT Yac (Jam) 1:21 word 18

OET-LV: 21 Therefore having _put _away all filthiness and abundance of _evil, in gentleness receive the implanted message, the one being _able to _save the souls of _you _all. (JAM_1:21)

OET-RV: 21 So discard all moral filth and the evil that’s plentiful, and humbly accept the message that’s implanted in you all and which is capable of saving your souls. (JAM 1:21)

Yac (Jam) 2:14 ‘is able the faith to save him’ SR GNT Yac (Jam) 2:14 word 21

OET-LV: 14 What is profit, brothers of _me, if faith may _be _saying anyone, to _be _having but, works not may _be _having? Not is _able the faith to _save him? (JAM_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 My fellow believers, what would I gain if I said that someone had faith but it didn’t alter how they live their life? Faith like that wouldn’t be able to save them. (JAM 2:14)

Yac (Jam) 4:12 ‘judge the one being_able to save and to destroy you’ SR GNT Yac (Jam) 4:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 one there _is lawgiver and judge, the one being _able to _save and to _destroy. But you who are, the one judging your neighbour? (JAM_4:12)

OET-RV: 12 There’s only one lawgiver and judge and that’s the one who is able to save and to destroy. So who do you think you are to judge your neighbour! (JAM 4:12)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sōzō’ have 41 different glosses: ‘be saved’, ‘be saving’, ‘being saved’, ‘going_to save’, ‘has healed’, ‘has saved’, ‘has_been healed’, ‘having saved’, ‘having_been saved’, ‘is saving’, ‘is_being saved’, ‘may_be saved’, ‘to save’, ‘to_be healed’, ‘to_be saved’, ‘to_be saving’, ‘to_be_being saved’, ‘was healed’, ‘was saved’, ‘were_being healed’, ‘will_be saving’, ‘will_be_being saved’, ‘I may save’, ‘I may_be saved’, ‘I will_be_being healed’, ‘he will_be saving’, ‘he will_be_being healed’, ‘he will_be_being saved’, ‘he saved’, ‘him let save’, ‘she may_be healed’, ‘she will_be_being healed’, ‘she will_be_being saved’, ‘they may_be saved’, ‘we were saved’, ‘we will_be_being saved’, ‘you will_be saving’, ‘you will_be_being saved’, ‘you_all are_being saved’, ‘save’, ‘save us’.

Greek words (12) other than σῶσαι (V-NAA····) with a gloss related to ‘save’

Have 12 other words (σῶσον, σῶσον, σώσων, Σῶσον, σῶσον, σώσω, Σῶσον, σῶσον, σώσω, σωσάτω, σῶσον, σώσω) with 1 lemma altogether (sōzō)

YHN 12:27 σῶσον (sōson) V-MAA2··S ‘what I may say father save me from hour’ SR GNT Yhn 12:27 word 10

OET-LV: 27 Now the soul of _me has _been _disturbed, and what may _I _say: father, save me from the this hour? But because _of this, I _came to the this hour. (JHN_12:27)

OET-RV: 27 Now, I’m very troubled. What else could I say other than, ‘Father, let me avoid what’s coming’? But it was exactly this that I came for. (JHN 12:27)

YHN 12:47 σώσω (sōsō) V-SAA1··S ‘world but in_order_that I may save the world’ SR GNT Yhn 12:47 word 29

OET-LV: 47 And if anyone may _hear of _the messages of _me, and not may _keep them, I am_ not _judging him, because/for I _came not, in _order _that I _may _judge the world, but in _order _that I _may _save the world. (JHN_12:47)

OET-RV: 47 I won’t be judging anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it, because I didn’t come to judge the world but rather to save it. (JHN 12:47)

MARK 15:30 σῶσον (sōson) V-MAA2··S ‘save yourself having come_down from’ SR GNT Mark 15:30 word 1

OET-LV: 30 having _come _down from the stake, save yourself. (MRK_15:30)

OET-RV: 30 come down from that pole and save yourself.” (MRK 15:30)

MAT 8:25 σῶσον (sōson) V-MAA2··S ‘him saying master save us we are perishing’ SR GNT Mat 8:25 word 11

OET-LV: 25 And having _approached, they _raised him saying: master, save us, we _are _perishing. (MAT_8:25)

OET-RV: 25 They woke him up and pleaded, “Master, save us, we’re going to drown.” (MAT 8:25)

MAT 14:30 σῶσον (sōson) V-MAA2··S ‘he cried_out saying master save me’ SR GNT Mat 14:30 word 15

OET-LV: 30 But seeing the mighty wind, he _was _afraid and having _begun to _be _being _sunk, he _cried _out saying: master, save me. (MAT_14:30)

OET-RV: 30 but when he looked around at the wind, he lost his nerve and started sinking and yelled out, “Master, save me!” (MAT 14:30)

MAT 27:40 σῶσον (sōson) V-MAA2··S ‘three days building it save yourself if the son’ SR GNT Mat 27:40 word 13

OET-LV: 40 and saying: You tearing _down the temple and building it in three days, save yourself. If you _are the_son, of_ the _god, come _down from the stake. (MAT_27:40)

OET-RV: 40 and saying, “Ha, you reckoned you could demolish the temple and rebuild it in three days so save yourself now—if you’re really God’s son, just step down off that stake.” (MAT 27:40)

MAT 27:49 σώσων (sōsōn) V-PFA·NMS ‘whether is coming Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh) going_to save him’ SR GNT Mat 27:49 word 14

OET-LV: 49 But the rest were _saying: Leave it, we _may _see whether Aʸlias is _coming, going _to _save him. (MAT_27:49)

OET-RV: 49 But the others were saying, “Just leave him and we’ll see whether Eliyah comes to save him.” (MAT 27:49)

LUKE 23:35 σωσάτω (sōsatō) V-MAA3··S ‘saying others he saved him let save himself if this’ SR GNT Luke 23:35 word 24

OET-LV: 35 And the people observing had _stood. and the rulers they _were _sneering _at him also saying, he _saved others, let _him _save himself, if this is the chosen _one /messiah, the son of_ the _god, the chosen one. (LUK_23:35)

OET-RV: 35 The people observing were standing there, and some of the Jewish leaders were there too, sneering at him and saying, “He saved others, so now if he’s God’s son, the chosen messiah, let him save himself.” (LUK 23:35)

LUKE 23:37 Σῶσον (Sōson) V-MAA2··S ‘king of the Youdaiōns save yourself’ SR GNT Luke 23:37 word 16

OET-LV: 37 and saying: If you are the king of _the Youdaiōns, save yourself. (LUK_23:37)

OET-RV: 37 saying, “If you’re the king of the Jews, then save yourself,” (LUK 23:37)

LUKE 23:39 Σῶσον (Sōson) V-MAA2··S ‘are the chosen_one/messiah save yourself and us’ SR GNT Luke 23:39 word 15

OET-LV: 39 And one of _the criminals having _been _hanged was _slandering him saying: Are you not the chosen _one /messiah? Save yourself and us. (LUK_23:39)

OET-RV: 39 One of the criminals that was hanging there insulted him, saying, “Aren’t you the messiah? Save yourself and us too.” (LUK 23:39)

ROM 11:14 σώσω (sōsō) V-SAA1··S ‘the flesh and I may save some from them’ SR GNT Rom 11:14 word 8

OET-LV: 14 if somehow I _may _make _jealous of _me the flesh, and I _may _save some from them. (ROM_11:14)

OET-RV: 14 hoping that somehow I might make my fellow Jews envious and might save some of them. (ROM 11:14)

1 COR 9:22 σώσω (sōsō) V-SAA1··S ‘in_order_that certainly some I may save’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:22 word 19

OET-LV: 22 I _became to _the weak, weak, in _order _that the weak I _may _win. To _the ones all I _have _become all things, in _order _that certainly some I _may _save. (CO1_9:22)

OET-RV: 22 To the weak, I become weak to win them over. Yes, I’ve become all things to all people so that I might be certain of saving some. (CO1 9:22)

Key: V=verb