ἀρνίον
arnion
“lamb”
Definition
a lambkin
diminutive from G704 (ἀρήν);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
ἀρνίον appears 29 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?”“Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.”Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
In a loud voice they were saying:“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,to receive power and richesand wisdom and strengthand honor and glory and blessing!”
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