σωτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ,
vocative σῶτερ (see. below 1.2): poetry σᾰωτήρ [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 129, 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 166 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: (σῴζω):— saviour, deliverer, with genitive of person etc. saved, σ. ἀνθρώπων, νηῶν, [[ “Hymni Homerici” 22.5, 33.6; τῆς Ἑλλάδος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.139; ἑστίας πατρός 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 264 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also with genitive of things, [νόσου], κακῶν, βλάβης, a preserver from disease, ills, hurt, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 304, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 360 (_anapaest meter_), “Heracl.” 640; with _dative_, σ. τῇ πόλει καὶ νῷν φανείς 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 149 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. δόμοις. [[ [prev. author] “Nu.” 1161 ] Refs]; of a philosopher or guide, ὁδηγόν.. ὅν φησι σωτῆρα μόνον [[ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ παρρησίας” p.20 O.] Refs 1st c.BC+]; especially of Epicurus, ὁ σ. ὁ ἡμέτερος [[ 3rd c.BC: Polystratus Epicureus “Herc.” 346p.80V. ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__2 epithet of Ζεύς, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 5.17, “fragment” 30.5, “IG” 22.410.18 (4th c.BC), etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; to whom persons after a safe voyage offered sacrifice, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 43.24 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; there was often a temple of Ζεὺς Σ. at harbours, e.g. the Piraeus, [[ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 9.1.15 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]; to Ζεὺς Σωτήρ the third cup of wine was dedicated, τρίτον Σωτῆρι σπένδειν [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 6(5).8; τρίτην Διὸς Σωτῆρος εὐκταίαν λίβα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 55; Ζεῦ σῶτερ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1009, 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 1.36; ὦ Ζεῦ σῶτερ 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 79.21, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 532.2 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; to drink this cup became a symbol of good luck, and the third time came to mean the lucky time, τρίτος ἦλθέ ποθεν--σωτῆρ᾽ ἢ μόρον εἴπ; [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 1073 (_anapaest meter_)] Refs 4th c.BC+]; whence the proverb τὸ τρίτον τῷ σωτῆρι the third (i.e. the lucky) time, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 583b, “Phlb.” 66d, “Chrm.” 167a ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; and Zeus was himself called τρίτος σ., Παλλάδος καὶ Λοξίου ἕκατι καὶ τοῦ πάντα κραίν οντος τρίτου σωτῆρος [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 760, compare “Supp.” 26 (_anapaest meter_). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]