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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, (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 117 times in 102 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 49:9–Pro 30:30)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:9 -

“Judah is a lion’s cub;

From the prey, my son, you have gone up.

He [fn]crouches, he lies down as a lion,

And as a [fn]lion, who [fn]dares to stir him up?

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 -

“Behold, a people rises like a lioness,

And like a lion it raises itself;

It will not lie down until it devours the prey,

And drinks the blood of those slain.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:9 -

“He [fn]crouches, he lies down like a lion,

And like a lioness, who [fn]dares to rouse him?

Blessed is everyone who blesses you,

And cursed is everyone who curses you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:20 -

Of Gad he said,

“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;

He lies down as a [fn]lion,

And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:22 -

Of Dan he said,

“Dan is a lion’s cub;

He leaps out from Bashan.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5 -

Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion came roaring toward him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:8 - When he returned later to take her, he turned aside to look at the carcass of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the body of the lion.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:9 - So he took out [fn]the honey on his [fn]hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it; but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down,

“What is sweeter than honey?

And what is stronger than a lion?”

And he said to them,

“If you had not plowed with my heifer,

You would not have found out my riddle.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a sheep from the flock,
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:36 - “Your servant has [fn]killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:37 - And David said, “The LORD who saved me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear, He will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” So Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:23 -

“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in [fn]life,

And in their deaths they were not separated;

They were swifter than eagles,

They were mightier than lions.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:10 - “And even the one who is valiant, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will completely despair; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 -

Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done great deeds, [fn]killed the [fn]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29 - and on the borders which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the crossbars there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36 - And he engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders cherubim, lions, and palm trees, as there was clear space on each, with wreaths all around.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its back, and [fn]armrests [fn]on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the [fn]armrests.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20 - Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for [fn]any other kingdom.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:24 - Now when he had gone, a lion met him on the way and killed him, and his body was thrown on the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion also was standing beside the body.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25 - And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown on the road, and the lion standing beside the body; so they came and told about it in the city where the old prophet had lived.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:28 - Then he went and found his body thrown on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside the body; the lion had not eaten the body nor [fn]harmed the donkey.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:36 - Then he said to him, “Because you have not listened to the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you leave me, a lion will [fn]kill you.” And as soon as he left him a lion found him and [fn]killed him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:25 - And at the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them that were killing some of them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:26 - So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations whom you have taken into exile and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the custom of the God of the land; so He has sent lions among them, and behold, they are killing them because they do not know the custom of the God of the land.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 -

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a warrior of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck and killed the [fn]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and struck and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 -

From the Gadites valiant mighty men went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness, men trained for war who could handle a large shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and [fn]arms [fn]on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the [fn]arms.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:10 -

“The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,

And the teeth of the young lions are broken out.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:11 -

“The lion perishes for lack of prey,

And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:7 -

“My soul refuses to touch them;

They are like loathsome food to me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:16 -

‘And should my head be high, You would hunt me like a lion;

And You would show Your power against me again.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:8 -

“The [fn]proud animals have not trodden it,

Nor has the lion passed over it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 -

“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness,

Or satisfy the appetite of young lions,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:2 -

Or he will tear [fn]my soul like a lion,

Dragging me away, while there is no one to rescue me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9 -

He lurks in secret like a lion in his [fn]lair;

He lurks to catch the needy;

He catches the needy when he pulls him into his net.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:12 -

He is like a lion that is eager to tear,

And as a young lion lurking in secret places.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:13 -

They open their mouths wide at me,

As a ravening and roaring lion.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21 -

Save me from the lion’s mouth;

From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 -

Lord, how long will You look on?

Rescue my soul from their ravages,

My only life from the lions.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6 -

God, shatter their teeth in their mouth;

Break out the fangs of the young lions, LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:13 -

You will walk upon the lion and cobra,

You will trample the young lion and the [fn]serpent.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12 -

A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 -

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion;

One who provokes him to anger [fn]forfeits his own life.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13 -

The [fn]lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;

I will be killed in the streets!”

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13 -

[fn]A lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road!

A lion is [fn]in the public square!”

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1 -

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,

But the righteous are [fn]bold as a lion.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 -

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear

Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:30 -

The lion, which is mighty among animals

And does not [fn]retreat from anything,


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