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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 117 times in 102 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 49:9–Pro 30:30)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:9 - “Judah is a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He [fn]couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a [fn]lion, who [fn]dares rouse him up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 - “Behold, a people rises like a lioness,
And as a lion it lifts itself;
It will not lie down until it devours the prey,
And drinks the blood of the slain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:9 - “He [fn]couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a [fn]lion, who [fn]dares rouse him?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
And cursed is everyone who curses you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:20

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:22 - Of Dan he said,
“Dan is a lion’s whelp,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:5

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:8

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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:9 - So he scraped [fn]the honey into 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 scraped the honey out of the body of the lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:18

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.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:34

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 lamb from the flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:36

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 taunted the armies of the living God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:37 - And David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:23 - “Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their life,
And in their death they were not parted;
They were swifter than eagles,
They were stronger than lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:10

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29 - and on the borders which were between the [fn]frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the [fn]frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36 - He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and [fn]arms [fn]on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the [fn]arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:20

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 any other kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:24

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:25

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 it in the city where the old prophet lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:28 - 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 torn the donkey.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:36

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 have departed from me, a lion will [fn]kill you.” And as soon as he had departed from him a lion found him and [fn]killed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:25 - At the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them which killed some of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:26 - So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations whom you have carried away into exile 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 kill them because they do not know the custom of the god of the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck down the [fn]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and [fn]killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - From the Gadites there [fn]came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:18

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:19

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:10

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:11 - “The lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the whelps of the lioness are scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:7 - “My soul refuses to touch them;
They are like loathsome food to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:16 - ‘Should my head be lifted up, You would hunt me like a lion;
And again You would show Your power against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:8 - “The [fn]proud beasts have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 - “Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:2 - Or he will tear [fn]my soul like a lion,
[fn]Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9 - He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his [fn]lair;
He lurks to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:12 - He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young lion lurking in hiding places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:13 - They open wide their mouth at me,
As a ravening and a roaring lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21 - Save me from the lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 - Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
My only life from the lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6 - O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:13 - You will tread upon the lion and cobra,
The young lion and the [fn]serpent you will trample down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12 - The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 - The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;
He who provokes him to anger [fn]forfeits his own life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13 - The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13 - The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is [fn]in the open square!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1 - The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are [fn]bold as a lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:30 - The lion which is mighty among beasts
And does not [fn]retreat before any,

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2. LOAD PAGE 2 Ecc 9:4–Nah 2:13

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Zep 3:3–Zec 11:3

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