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.
  • Note the irregular vocative singular

Descendants

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

Further reading

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