GreekG4622Noun

Σιών

Siōn

7Occurrences
G4622Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)

of Hebrew origin (H06726);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
indecl., in NT anarth., but in LXX when used of the city of Jerusalem, ἡ Σ. (Heb. צִיּוֹן), Zion
1.the mountain
2.The city, i.e. Jerusalem; in poetical sense
(a)of the inhabitants
(b)in wider sense, of Israel
(with)figuratively

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

Σιών appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
2
1 Peter
1
Hebrews
1
John
1
Matthew
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 2:6BSB

For it stands in Scripture:“See, I lay in Zion a stone,a chosen and precious cornerstone;and the one who believes in Himwill never be put to shame.”

Hebrews 12:22BSB

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

John 12:15BSB

“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion.See, your King is coming,seated on the colt of a donkey.”

Matthew 21:5BSB

“Say to the Daughter of Zion,‘See, your King comes to you,gentle and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

Revelation 14:1BSB

Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.

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