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Strong G4622Σιών

Zion

Transliteration
Siōn
Pronunciation
see-own'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H6726];
Sion (that is Tsijon) a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively the Church (militant or triumphant): - Sion.

Meaning of the name

Zion, "citadel"

Detailed definition

Σιών
indecl.,
in NT anarth., but in LXX when used of the city of Jerusalem, ἡ Σ.
(Heb. צִיּוֹן),
Zion;

1. the mountain: in typical sense, of the Church, Heb.12:22; of heaven, Rev.14:1.

2. The city, i.e. Jerusalem; in poetical sense;
__(a) of the inhabitants: θυγάτηρ Σ, Mat.21:5, Jhn.12:15" (LXX);
__(b) in wider sense, of Israel: Rom.11:26;
__(with) figuratively: τίθήμι ἐν Σ λίθον, Rom.9:33, 1Pe.2:6" (LXX).†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Jerusalem

The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Jerusalem, the capital of Israel and a holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

In the Bible

Strong G4622 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

  1. Matthew 21:5
    Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
  2. John 12:15
    Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
  3. Romans 9:33
    As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
  4. Romans 11:26
    And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
  5. Hebrews 12:22
    But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
  6. 1 Peter 2:6
    Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
  7. Revelation 14:1
    And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
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