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Lexicon :: Strong's G3023 - leōn

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λέων
Transliteration
leōn (Key)
Pronunciation
leh-ohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A root word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:251,531

Strong’s Definitions

†λέων léōn, leh-ohn'; a primary word; a "lion":—lion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G3023 in the following manner: lion (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G3023 in the following manner: lion (9x).

  1. a lion

  2. a brave and mighty hero

    Both Christ and Satan are referred to as a lion, indicating great strength, Satan as a "roaring lion" (1Pe 5:8) and Christ as "the Lion of the tribe of Judah" (Rev 5:5).
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†λέων léōn, leh-ohn'; a primary word; a "lion":—lion.
STRONGS G3023:
λέων, λέοντος, ὁ (from Homer down), the Sept. for אֲרִי, אַריֵה, כְּפִיר (a young lion), etc.; a lion;
a. properly: Hebrews 11:33; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 4:7; Revelation 9:8, 17; Revelation 10:3; Revelation 13:2.
b. metaphorically ἐρρύσθην ἐκ στόματος λέοντος, I was rescued out of the most imminent peril of death, 2 Timothy 4:17 (the figure does not lie in the word lion alone, but in the whole phrase); equivalent to a brave and mighty hero: Revelation 5:5, where there is allusion to Genesis 49:9; cf. Nahum 2:13.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
49:9
Nahum
2:13
2 Timothy
4:17
Hebrews
11:33
1 Peter
5:8
Revelation
4:7; 5:5; 9:8; 9:17; 10:3; 13:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3023 matches the Greek λέων (leōn),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in 'Pro' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12 - The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 - The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13 - The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13 - The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1 - The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:30 - A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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