Strong’s G4990 · Greek
σωτήρ
sōtḗr
Definition
a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ
Etymology
from G4982 (σώζω);
Word family
How the KJV renders it
- saviour
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.