Strong G4826G4826GΣυμεών
Simeon
One of the 5 senses of Strong G4826
- Transliteration
- Sumeōn
- Pronunciation
- soom-eh-one'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From the same as G4613; Symeon (that is Shimon) the name of five Israelites: - Simeon Simon.
Meaning of the name
Simeon, Simon, "he has heard" or "obedient one"
Detailed definition
Συμεών, ὁ indecl., (Heb. שִׁמְעוֹן),
Simeon (so always AV; RV in Luk.2:25, 34 only), Symeon, a Heb. name for which the Gk. Σίμων, which see, was also used;
1. the son of Jacob (Gen.29:33): Rev.7:7.
2. An ancestor of our Lord: Luk.3:30
3. An aged worshipper in the Temple: Luk.2:25, 34.
4. One surnamed Niger: Act.13:1.
5. The apostle Peter: Act.15:14, 2Pe.1:1 (R, txt., WH, txt., Σίμων).†
(AS)
Simeon (so always AV; RV in Luk.2:25, 34 only), Symeon, a Heb. name for which the Gk. Σίμων, which see, was also used;
1. the son of Jacob (Gen.29:33): Rev.7:7.
2. An ancestor of our Lord: Luk.3:30
3. An aged worshipper in the Temple: Luk.2:25, 34.
4. One surnamed Niger: Act.13:1.
5. The apostle Peter: Act.15:14, 2Pe.1:1 (R, txt., WH, txt., Σίμων).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Simeon
Righteous and devout man who blessed Jesus in the temple.
Simeon was a righteous and devout man in Jerusalem who blessed the infant Jesus in the temple and prophesied about his future.
In the Bible
Strong G4826G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- simeon2
First verses
- Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;