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Συμεών

SumeōnSimeon
greekNew TestamentName of a man7 occurrences4 books7 verses
This name belongs to 5 different people in the Bible:
  • Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church
  • Simeon: Prophet and teacher in the church at Antioch
  • Simeon: Son of Jacob and Leah, one of the twelve tribes
  • Simeon: Righteous and devout man who blessed Jesus in the temple
  • Simeon: An ancestor of Jesus mentioned in his genealogy

Definition

Συμεών, ὁ indecl., (Heb. שִׁמְעוֹן),

Simeon (so always AV; RV in Luke 2:25, 34 only), Symeon, a Heb. name for which the Gk. Σίμων, which see, was also used;

1. the son of Jacob (Genesis 29:33): Revelation 7:7.

2. An ancestor of our Lord: Luke 3:30

3. An aged worshipper in the Temple: Luke 2:25, 34.

4. One surnamed Niger: Acts 13:1.

5. The apostle Peter: Acts 15:14, 2 Peter 1:1 (R, txt., WH, txt., Σίμων).

Glossary entries

Peter, the Apostle Simon Simeon (Person) Bar-Jona Cephas Simeonite

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

7 total
  1. Luke 2:25Συμεών · Simeon
    Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  2. Luke 2:34Συμεὼν · Simeon
    Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
  3. Luke 3:30Συμεὼν · of Simeon
    …the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
  4. Acts 13:1Συμεὼν · Simeon
    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
  5. Acts 15:14Συμεὼν · Simon
    Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
  6. 2 Peter 1:1Συμεὼν · Simon
    Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
  7. Revelation 7:7Συμεὼν · of Simeon
    …from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,