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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 9 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:17 - But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the Gentiles might hear. And I was rescued out of the lion’s G3023 mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:33 - who through faith conquered kingdoms, performed righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions G3023,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:8 - Be of sober spirit, be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion G3023, seeking someone to devour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:7 - And the first creature was like a lion G3023, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop crying! Behold, the Lion G3023 that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:8 - And they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions G3023.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:17 - And [fn]this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sit on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of [fn]brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions G3023; and out of their mouths come fire and smoke and [fn]brimstone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:3 - and he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion G3023 roars. And when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder [fn]uttered their voices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:2 - And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion G3023. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
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