Soter
Sōter, ēris, m., = Σωτήρ.
- A savior, deliverer, preserver, a giver of health or safety is est nimirum soter, qui salutem dedit, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 63, § 154.—Acc.: sotera, Cic. l.l.: hodieque ara in Capitolio est Jovis Soteris, Serv. Verg. A. 8, 652; cf. Servator.—
- II In partic.
- A Soter, of Jesus the Saviour, Tert. adv. Valent. 16 sq. al.—
- B An epithet of Ptolemaeus I., king of Egypt, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208.
Sōtēr, (15) ēris, m. (σωτήρ), sauveur, ¶ 1 surnom de Jupiter : Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 154 ; Serv. En. 8, 652 ¶ 2 surnom de Ptolémée Ier , roi dʼÉgypte : Plin. 7, 208 ¶ 3 le Sauveur (un éon de Valentin) : Tert. Val. 16.
Soter
(Σωτήρ, i. e. “the saviour”; Lat. Servātor or Sospes). A title, occurs as the surname of several divinities, especially of Zeus. It was also a surname of Ptolemaeus I., king of Egypt, as well as of several of the other later Greek kings. See Ptolemaeus.