th`s \Ellavdo" saviour of Greece, Hdt. ; also c. gen. objecti, ". novsou, kakw`n a preserver from disease, ills, Soph. , Eur.
2. epith. of protecting gods, esp. of Zeu;" Swthvr , Pind. , Trag. : to him the third cup of wine was dedicated, trivton Swth`ri spevndein Pind ., etc. ; proverb., to; trivton tw`/ swth`ri the third (i.e. the lucky) time, Plat. ; of other gods, as of Apollo, Hermes, Aesch. ; even with fem. deities, Tuvch swthvr , for swvteira , Id.
3.
in
N.T.
the Saviour.
II.
in Poets, as an
Adj.
,
saving,
Aesch
.; with
fem. Subst
.,
swth`re" timaiv
the office or prerogative
of saving,
of the Dioscuri,
Eur.
swthriva
swthriva , Ion. -ivh , hJ , a saving, deliverance, preservation, safety, Lat. salus , Hdt ., Att. ; ". tini; didovnai, fevrein Eur .; swthrivan e[cein Soph ., etc.
2.
a way
or
means of safety,
Aesch
.,
Eur.
,
etc.
3.
a safe return,
hJ ej" th;n patrivda "
.
Thuc.
;
hJ oi[kade swthriva
Dem
.; also,
novstimo" "
.
Aesch.
II.
of things,
a keeping safe, preservation,
tinov"
of anything,
Hdt.
,
Aesch.
,
etc.
2.
security, guarantee for safety,
". e[stw tinov"
guarantee for the safe keeping
of a thing, ap.
Dem.
;
swthrivai th`" politeiva"
ways of preserving
it,
Arist.
3. security, safety, Thuc.
swthvrio"
,
on
, (
swthvr
)
saving, delivering,
Thuc
.,
Plat.
,
etc.
;
ejlpi;" spevrmato" swthrivou
hope of seed
to preserve
the race,
Aesch.
:—
c. dat.
bringing safety
or
deliverance to
one, Id.,
Eur.
:—
Comp.
-iwvtero", a, on
,
more likely to bring safety,
Xen.
2.
of persons, much like
swthvr
,
Soph.
,
Eur.
II.
as
Subst.
,
swthvria, tav
, like
swthriva, hJ
,
deliverance, safety,
Aesch
.,
Soph.
; so in
sing.
,
povlew" "
.
Aesch.
2. swthvria ( sc. iJerav ) , tav , a thankoffering for deliverance, Xen.
swfronevw
swfronevw , f. hvsw , ( swvfrwn ) to be sound of mind, Hdt.
2.
to be temperate, discreet, shew self-control,
Aesch
.,
Ar.
,
etc.
;
". peri; tou;" qeouv"
Xen.
3.
to come to ones senses, learn self-control,
Hdt
.,
etc.
4.
Pass
.,
ta; seswfronhmevna moi
things I had done with discretion,
Aeschin.
Hence
swfrovnhma
swfrovnhma
swfrovnhma , tov , an instance of temperance, Xen .; and swfronhtevon
swfronhtevon
swfronhtevon , verb. Adj. one must be temperate, Luc.
swfronhtikov"
swfronhtikov" , hv, ovn , = swfronikov" , Xen.
swfronivzw
swfronivzw , f. Att. iw` , ( swvfrwn ) to recal a person to his senses, to chasten, Eur ., Xen. , etc. :— Pass. to be chastened, to learn self-control, Thuc ., etc.