Acts 13:23:12Acts.13.23.W12TAB
σωτῆρα
sôtêra
“a Savior”
- Transliteration
- sô-TÊ-ra
- Extended
- SOH-TAY-rah
- IPA
- /sɔːˈtɛː.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- a Savior
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sô-TÊ-ra
- sentence
TOU-tou ho the-OS a-PO tou SPER-ma-tos kat e-pa-ngge-LEE-a Ê-ga-gen tôi is-ra-ÊL sô-TÊ-ra ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The double accusative sōtera Iesoun {σωτῆρα Ἰησοῦν | sō-tê-ra Iē-soûn} functions as the direct object, identifying the one given as “Savior Jesus,” with “Savior” as a title and “Jesus” as the personal name. In English, word order is adjusted to subject–verb–object while retaining the emphasis on God as the acting subject, Davidic descent as the source, and the giving of Jesus as the promised Savior to Israel.
Root and etymology
sōzōsigma–omega–iota–zeta–omega
“to save, rescue”
In context — Acts 13:23
From the offspring of this man, God brought to Israel a Savior , Jesus, according to His promise.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 13:23, so the Greek word σωτῆρα (sôtêra) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.13.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.23.W12.S1) and character.