Word: swthr

Pronounce: so-tare'

Strongs Number: G4990

Orig: from 4982; a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ:--saviour. G4982

Use: TDNT-7:1003,1132 Noun Masculine

Heb Strong: H3444 H3467 H3468

1) saviour, deliverer, preserver

The name was given by the ancients to deities, esp. tutelary deities, to princes, kings, and in general to men who had conferred signal benefits upon their country, and in more degenerate days by the way of flattery to personages of influence