"σωτήρ" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /sɔː.tɛ̌ːr/, /soˈtir/, /soˈtir/, /sɔː.tɛ̌ːr/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /soˈte̝r/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /soˈtir/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /soˈtir/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /soˈtir/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σῴζω (sṓizō, “to save”) + -τήρ (-tḗr). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*tewh₂-}}, {{suffix|grc|σῴζω|τήρ|t1=to save}} σῴζω (sṓizō, “to save”) + -τήρ (-tḗr) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σωτῆρος|m|third}} σωτήρ • (sōtḗr) m (genitive σωτῆρος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σωτήρ|σωτῆρος|VS=σῶτερ|notes=Note the irregular vocative singular}} Forms: sōtḗr [romanization], σωτῆρος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ σωτήρ [nominative, singular], τὼ σωτῆρε [dual, nominative], οἱ σωτῆρες [nominative, plural], τοῦ σωτῆρος [genitive, singular], τοῖν σωτήροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σωτήρων [genitive, plural], τῷ σωτῆρῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν σωτήροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σωτῆρσῐ [dative, plural], σωτῆρσῐν [dative, plural], toîs sōtêrsi [dative, plural], toîs sōtêrsin [dative, plural], τὸν σωτῆρᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ σωτῆρε [accusative, dual], τοὺς σωτῆρᾰς [accusative, plural], σῶτερ [singular, vocative], σωτῆρε [dual, vocative], σωτῆρες [plural, vocative]
  1. saviour, deliverer, preserver (often as an epithet of protecting gods, especially Zeus)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/soˈtir/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/soˈte̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/soˈtir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/soˈtir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/soˈtir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/sɔː.tɛ̌ːr/",
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      "ipa": "/soˈte̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/soˈtir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/soˈtir/",
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      "ipa": "/soˈtir/",
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}

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