4991

4991 ~σωτηρία~ soteria \@so-tay-ree’-ah\@ feminine of a derivative of 4990 as (properly, abstract) noun; TDNT-7:965,1132; {See TDNT 779} n f AV-salvation 40, the (one) be saved 1, deliver + 1325 1, health 1, saving 1, that (one) be saved + 1519 1; 45

1) deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation

1a) deliverance from the molestation of enemies

1b) in an ethical sense, that which concludes to the souls safety or salvation

1b1) of Messianic salvation

2) salvation as the present possession of all true Christians

3) future salvation, the sum of benefits and blessings which the Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God.

• Fourfold salvation: saved from the penalty, power, presence and most importantly the pleasure of sin. (A.W. Pink)