Strong's G4982 · Greek
σῴζω
sozo · /sode'-zo/
Definition
from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, "safe"); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):--heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.
KJV: heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole
Root / derivation: from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, "safe")
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered σῴζω across 103 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
103 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew14 verses
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. JESUS: that is, Saviour, Heb
Matthew 8:25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Matthew 9:21For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
Matthew 9:22But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
Matthew 10:22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 14:30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. boisterous: or, strong
Matthew 16:25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 18:11For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
Matthew 19:25When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
Matthew 24:13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Matthew 24:22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Matthew 27:40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27:42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Matthew 27:49The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Mark13 verses
And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
Mark 5:23And besought him greatly, saying My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Mark 5:28For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
Mark 5:34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Mark 6:56And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. touched him: or, touched it
Mark 8:35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Mark 10:26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves Who then can be saved?
Mark 10:52And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. made: or, saved thee
Mark 13:13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mark 13:20And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Mark 15:30Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
Mark 15:31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Luke17 verses
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
Luke 7:50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
Luke 8:12Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
Luke 8:36They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
Luke 8:48And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
Luke 8:50But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
Luke 9:24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Luke 9:56For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
Luke 13:23Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
Luke 17:19And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Luke 17:33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Luke 18:26And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
Luke 18:42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
Luke 23:37And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
Luke 23:39And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
John6 verses
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 5:34But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
John 10:9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
John 11:12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
John 12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
John 12:47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Acts13 verses
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 2:40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Acts 2:47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Acts 4:9If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
Acts 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 11:14Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Acts 14:9The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Acts 15:1And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said,3754 Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Acts 15:11But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Acts 16:30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 16:31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Acts 27:20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
Romans8 verses
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 5:10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Romans 8:24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
Romans 9:27Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Romans 10:9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 11:14If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
Romans 11:26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
1 Corinthians8 verses
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians 3:15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
1 Corinthians 5:5To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
1 Corinthians 7:16For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? how: Gr. what
1 Corinthians 9:22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
1 Corinthians 10:33Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 15:2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. keep: or, hold fast what: Gr. by what speech
2 Corinthians1 verse
Ephesians2 verses
1 Thessalonians1 verse
2 Thessalonians1 verse
1 Timothy4 verses
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
1 Timothy 2:4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:15Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
1 Timothy 4:16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
2 Timothy2 verses
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
2 Timothy 4:18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews2 verses
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; in that: or, for his piety
Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. to the: or, evermore
James5 verses
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
James 2:14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
James 4:12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
James 5:15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
James 5:20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
1 Peter2 verses
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 4:18And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Jude2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G4982 (sozo) mean?
from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, "safe"); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):--heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.
How many times does G4982 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G4982 (σῴζω) appears in 103 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “saved.”
How is sozo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G4982 is rendered as “saved” (53×), “save” (39×), “whole” (11×), “made” (5×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word σῴζω come from?
from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, "safe")