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Strong G4605Σιδών

Sidon

Transliteration
Sidōn
Pronunciation
sid-one'
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H6721];
Sidon (that is Tsidon) a place in Palestine: - Sidon.

Meaning of the name

Sidon, "fishery"

Detailed definition

Σιδών, -ῶnος, ἡ (Heb. צִידוֹן),
Sidon, a maritime city of Phœnicia: Mat.11:21-22 15:21, Mrk.3:8 7:24, 31, Luk.6:17 10:13-14, Act.27:3.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Sidon

Phoenician city; home of Jezebel

Sidon, also called Great Sidon, was a prominent Phoenician city known for its trade and culture, and was the hometown of Jezebel, wife of King Ahab (1 Ki. 16:31). It is mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible, including the Old Testament (Gen. 10:19; Josh. 11:8; Judg. 10:6; Isa. 23:2-4; Jer. 27:3; Ezek. 28:21-22) and the New Testament (Matt. 11:21-22; Luke 4:26; Acts 27:3).

In the Bible

Strong G4605 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sidon11

First verses

  1. Matthew 11:21
    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  2. Matthew 11:22
    But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
  3. Matthew 15:21
    Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
  4. Mark 3:8
    And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
  5. Mark 7:24
    And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
  6. Mark 7:31
    And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
  7. Luke 4:26
    But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
  8. Luke 6:17
    And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
  9. Luke 10:13
    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
  10. Luke 10:14
    But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
  11. Acts 27:3
    And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Σῑδών, ῶνος, ἡ,
[Refs 8th c.BC+ (“Sidon”, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.425, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.116, etc.)]: hence adjective Σῑδόνιος, α, ον, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.290, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 122)]; later Σιδώνιος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Phrynichus Tragicus 9 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.44, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 909, 4th c.BC: Sopater Comicus 16, etc.)]; feminine Σιδωνιάς, άδος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hel.” 1451 (Lyric poetry))]:—Σῐδόνες, οἱ, men of Sidon, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.743)]; also Σιδόνιοι, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.84, 618; Σιδονίη (i.e. γῆ) 13.285. [ῐ in 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.743, probably in 4th c.BC: Sopater Comicus 16, elsewhere ῑ.])]