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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

Σιών

LemmaΣιών
Citation formΣιών, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
GlossZion
Strong’sG4622
TransliterationSiṓn
DefinitionSion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
KJV glosses:--Sion.
Derivationof Hebrew origin ()
SBLGNT occurrences7

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
Σιών
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 21:5
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — John 12:15
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 14:1
Σιὼν
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Romans 9:33
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Hebrews 12:22
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Peter 2:6
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Romans 11:26

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σιων.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for Σιών with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.