rhyomai · rescue, deliver

What it means

rhyomai (ῥύομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “rescue, deliver”.

From danger; "the Deliverer", the one who rescues.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To pull someone out of danger or evil.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• rescue ×7
• rescued ×7
• Deliverer ×1
• I may be delivered ×1
• who rescues ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Luke×1
• Romans×3
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Colossians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 2 Timothy×3
• 2 Peter×2

• Matthew 6:13

  and do not bring us into temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.’

• Matthew 27:43

  He has trusted in God; let him rescue him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

• Luke 1:74

  that, without fear, rescued from the hand of enemies, we might serve him

• Romans 7:24

  Wretched man that I am. Who will rescue me from this body of death?

• Romans 11:26

  and so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

• Romans 15:31

  that I may be delivered from the disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

• 2 Corinthians 1:10

  who rescued us from so great a death, and will rescue us; on him we have set our hope that he will rescue us still as well,

• Colossians 1:13

  He rescued us from the authority of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

• 1 Thessalonians 1:10

  and to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:2

  and that we may be rescued from perverse and evil people, for not all have faith.

• 2 Timothy 3:11

  persecutions, sufferings, such as happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra, what persecutions I endured; and the Lord rescued me from all of them.

• 2 Timothy 4:17

  But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully carried out and all the nations might hear; and I was rescued from the mouth of the lion.

• 2 Timothy 4:18

  The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

• 2 Peter 2:7

  and rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the conduct in debauchery of the lawless

• 2 Peter 2:9

  the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

And 2 more times.