σωτήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From σῴζω (sōízō, “to save”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    σωτήρ • (sōtḗr) m (genitive σωτῆρος); third declension

    1. saviour, deliverer, preserver (often as an epithet of protecting gods, especially Zeus)

    Declension

    Third declension of ὁ σωτήρ; τοῦ σωτῆρος (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ὁ σωτήρ
    ho sōtḗr     		τὼ σωτῆρε
    tṑ sōtêre     		οἱ σωτῆρες
    hoi sōtêres
    Genitive τοῦ σωτῆρος
    toû sōtêros     		τοῖν σωτήροιν
    toîn sōtḗroin     		τῶν σωτήρων
    tôn sōtḗrōn
    Dative τῷ σωτῆρῐ
    tōî sōtêrĭ     		τοῖν σωτήροιν
    toîn sōtḗroin     		τοῖς σωτῆρσῐ / σωτῆρσῐν
    toîs sōtêrsĭ(n)
    Accusative τὸν σωτῆρᾰ
    tòn sōtêră     		τὼ σωτῆρε
    tṑ sōtêre     		τοὺς σωτῆρᾰς
    toùs sōtêrăs
    Vocative σῶτερ
    sôter     		σωτῆρε
    sōtêre     		σωτῆρες
    sōtêres
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    • Irregular vocative singular.

    Descendants

    • → Coptic: ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ (sōtēr)
    • → English: soterial, soteriology
    • Greek: σωτήρας (sotíras)

    Further reading

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