I.saving, delivering, Thuc., Plat., etc.; ἐλπὶς σπέρματος σωτηρίου hope of seed to preserve the race, Aesch.:—c. dat. bringing safety or deliverance to one, id=Aesch., Eur.:—comp. -ιώτερος, η, ον, more likely to bring safety, Xen.
2.of persons, much like σωτήρ, Soph., Eur.