Strong G4826G4826IΣυμεών
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
Prophet and teacher in the church at Antioch.
Simeon, also called Niger, was a prophet and teacher in the church at Antioch who was involved in sending Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey.
In the Bible
Strong G4826I appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- simeon1
First verses
- Acts 13:1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.