Lexical Summary rhuomai: To rescue, deliver, save Original Word: ῥύομαι Strong's Exhaustive Concordance deliverer. Middle voice of an obsolete verb, akin to rheo (through the idea of a current; compare rhusis); to rush or draw (for oneself), i.e. Rescue -- deliver(-er). see GREEK rheo see GREEK rhusis HELPS Word-studies 4506 rhýomai (from eryō, "draw to oneself") – properly, draw (pull) to oneself; to rescue ("snatch up"); to draw or rescue a person to and for the deliverer. In Mt 6:13 ("the Lord's Prayer"), 4506 (rhýomai) is used in the closing sentence, "Deliver (4506 /rhýomai) us from evil" – i.e. "Deliver me to Yourself and for Yourself." That is, "Lord deliver me out of my (personal) pains and bring me to You and for You." [4506 (rhýomai) properly means, "to snatch out for oneself" (H. Cremer, G. Winer). J. Thayer, "Properly, 4506 (rhýomai) means to draw out . . . to one's self" – i.e. to rescue for oneself (to oneself). 4506 /rhýomai ("rescue") implies removing someone in the midst (presence) of danger or oppression, i.e. delivered "right out of" and to (for) the rescuer.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originakin to eruó (to drag) Definition to draw to oneself, i.e. deliver NASB Translation deliver (3), delivered (1), Deliverer (1), rescue (3), rescued (7), rescues (1), set...free (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4506: ῤύομαιῤύομαι; future ῤύσομαι; 1 aorist ἐρρυσάμην G (ἐρρυσάμην R, so T in 2 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Peter 2:7; L everywhere except in 2 Timothy 3:11 text) and ἐρυσαμην (so Tr WH everywhere, T in Colossians 1:13; 2 Timothy 3:11; L text in 2 Timothy 3:11); a deponent middle verb, in later Greek with the 1 aorist passive ἐρρύσθην G (ἐρρύσθην R), and (so L T Tr WH in 2 Timothy 4:17) ἐρυσθην; (on the doubling of rho ῥ, and the breathing, see in Rho); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for הִצִּיל; also for גָּאַל, פִּלֵּט (to cause to escape, to deliver), חָלַץ (to draw out), מִלֵּט, הושִׁיעַ , etc.; from Ρ᾽ΥΩ to draw, hence, properly, to draft, to oneself, to rescue, to deliver: τινα, Matthew 27:43; 2 Peter 2:7; τινα ἀπό τίνος (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 6 a.), Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4 R L; 1 Thessalonians 1:10 (here T Tr WH ἐκ; 2 Timothy 4:18); 1 aorist passive, Romans 15:31; 2 Thessalonians 3:2; τινα ἐκ τίνος (Winer's Grammar, as above): Romans 7:24 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 41 a. 5); 2 Corinthians 1:10; Colossians 1:13; 2 Timothy 3:11; 2 Peter 2:9; 1 aorist passive, Luke 1:74; 2 Timothy 4:17; ὁ ῤυόμενος, the deliverer, Romans 11:26 (after Isaiah 59:20). Topical Lexicon Topical Range of Usage The verb translated “deliver” or “rescue” is used in the New Testament for every sphere in which God intervenes to save—spiritual, physical, temporal, and eschatological. Whether on the lips of the Lord Jesus, in apostolic testimony, or in prophetic hymn, the word consistently sets God (or His Messiah) as the active subject and His people as the grateful recipients. Old Testament Background Carried Forward Although a Greek verb, the concept stands in direct continuity with Hebrew expressions for divine rescue (“natsal,” “chalats,” “palat”). By employing this word, New Testament writers consciously connect the saving acts of God in Israel’s account (Exodus, Judges, Psalms, Prophets) with the decisive saving act in Jesus Christ. Deliverance Grounded in the Person and Work of Christ • Colossians 1:13 places ultimate deliverance in the completed work of the Father through the Son: “He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son”. Prayer for Ongoing Protection from Evil • The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4) commands believers to plead, “deliver us from evil.” Deliverance is thereby woven into daily discipleship, not merely initial conversion. Apostolic Experience of Temporal Rescue Paul repeatedly recounts concrete rescues: Historical Illustration of God’s Pattern 2 Peter reaches back to Genesis: “He rescued righteous Lot” (2 Peter 2:7) and generalizes the lesson, “the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials” (2 Peter 2:9). New Testament believers are therefore heirs of an established divine modus operandi. Deliverance and Human Unworthiness • Matthew 27:43 records the mockers’ taunt, “Let God deliver Him now, if He wants Him.” Ironically, the one who refused to deliver Himself became the very Deliverer of others. Eschatological Horizon Rescue language looks beyond the present age. Jesus “rescues us from the coming wrath” (1 Thessalonians 1:10), and Paul expects final deliverance into the heavenly kingdom (2 Timothy 4:18). The petition in the Lord’s Prayer therefore anticipates a consummate liberation from Satan, sin, and death. Pastoral and Ministry Significance 1. Assurance: God’s past faithfulness guarantees His future intervention. Summary Statement Across its eighteen New Testament occurrences, this verb consistently presents the Lord as both Savior and Sustainer, acting decisively in Christ, continually in the believer’s life, and finally at His return. The church therefore lives in grateful remembrance of past deliverance, confident reliance on present help, and eager anticipation of ultimate rescue. Forms and Transliterations ερρυσάμην ερρύσαντο ερρύσασθε ερρύσατο ερρύσατό ἐρρύσατο ερρύσθη ερρύσθημεν ερρύσθην ἐρρύσθην ερρύσθησαν ερρύσω ερυσατο ἐρύσατο ερυσθην ἐρύσθην ρυεσθαι ρύεσθαι ῥύεσθαι ρύεται ρυόμενοι ρυομένοις ρυομενον ρυόμενον ῥυόμενον ρυομενος ρυόμενος ρυόμενός ῥυόμενος ρυσαι ρύσαι ρύσαί ῥῦσαι ρυσάμενος ρυσάμενός ρυσαμένου ρύσασθαι ρύσασθαί ρύσασθε ρυσασθω ρυσάσθω ῥυσάσθω ρυσεται ρύσεται ρύσεταί ῥύσεται ῥύσεταί ρύση ρύσηταί ρυσθείην ρυσθεντας ρυσθέντας ῥυσθέντας ρυσθήση ρυσθήσομαι ρυσθω ρυσθώ ῥυσθῶ ρυσθωμεν ρυσθώμεν ῥυσθῶμεν ρυσθώσιν ρύσομαι ρύσομαί ρύσονται errusato errusthen errusthēn errysato errýsato errysthen errysthēn errýsthen errýsthēn rhyesthai rhýesthai rhyomenon rhyómenon rhyomenos rhyómenos rhysai rhŷsai rhysastho rhysasthō rhysástho rhysásthō rhysetai rhýsetai rhýsetaí rhysthentas rhysthéntas rhystho rhysthô rhysthō rhysthō̂ rhysthomen rhysthômen rhysthōmen rhysthō̂men ruesthai ruomenon ruomenos rusai rusastho rusasthō rusetai rusthentas rustho rusthō rusthomen rusthōmenLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 6:13 V-AMM-2SGRK: πειρασμόν ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ NAS: us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. KJV: temptation, but deliver us from INT: temptation but deliver us from Matthew 27:43 V-AMM-3S Luke 1:74 V-APP-AMP Luke 11:4 V-ADM-2S Romans 7:24 V-FIM-3S Romans 11:26 V-PPM/P-NMS Romans 15:31 V-ASP-1S 2 Corinthians 1:10 V-AIP-3S 2 Corinthians 1:10 V-FIM-3S 2 Corinthians 1:10 V-FIM-3S Colossians 1:13 V-AIP-3S 1 Thessalonians 1:10 V-PPM/P-AMS 2 Thessalonians 3:2 V-ASP-1P 2 Timothy 3:11 V-AIP-3S 2 Timothy 4:17 V-AIP-1S 2 Timothy 4:18 V-FIM-3S 2 Peter 2:7 V-AIP-3S 2 Peter 2:9 V-PNM/P Strong's Greek 4506 |
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