Soter
Soter derives from the Ancient Greek epithet Σωτήρ (Sōtḗr), meaning a saviour, a deliverer.
The feminine form is Soteira (Σώτειρα, Sṓteira) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία, Sōtería).
Soter was used as:
A title of gods:
- Poseidon Soter,
- Zeus Soter,
- Dionysus Soter,
- Apollo Soter,
- Hades Soter,
- Helios Soter,
- Athena Soteira,
- Asclepius Soter,
- Persephone Soteira,
- Artemis Soteira and
- Hecate Soteira.
- The name of a distinct mythical figure, Soter (daimon)
- An epithet of several Hellenistic rulers
- a title of liberators (see also eleutherios (disambiguation)
- a title of Jesus of Nazareth, which came into use some time after the death of Paul the Apostle,[1] most particularly in the fish acronym
- the term "God our Saviour" (Greek: θεῷ σωτῆρι ἡμῶν, dative) occurs several times in the New Testament, in the Epistle of Jude,[2] 1 Timothy and Titus.
- Pope Soter, r.ca. 167 – 174.
See also
- Hellenistic religion
- Messiah
- Soteria (disambiguation)
- Soteriology, the study of salvation; in Christian contexts, the branch of Christology dealing with Jesus' capacity as Saviour of humankind
- Sozusa (disambiguation)
Notes
8.Roman Emperors are excluded from this list as nearly all were granted the epithet of soter.
References
- Moehlman, Conrad Henry. The combination Theos Soter as explanation of the primitive Christian use of Soter as title and name of Jesus. p. 65.
- Jude 1:25: New Revised Standard Version
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